1.0https://facts-worldwide.info/ukadminhttps://facts-worldwide.info/uk/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OLsW8nIQAo"><a href="https://facts-worldwide.info/uk/why-animals-turn-to-cannibalis/">The Dark Side of Nature: Why Animals Turn to Cannibalism</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://facts-worldwide.info/uk/why-animals-turn-to-cannibalis/embed/#?secret=OLsW8nIQAo" width="600" height="338" title="“The Dark Side of Nature: Why Animals Turn to Cannibalism” — " data-secret="OLsW8nIQAo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://facts-worldwide.info/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>https://www.facts-worldwide.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cannibalism.jpg600454Cannibalism—the act of eating members of one’s own species—is one of nature’s most unsettling yet fascinating behaviors. While many animals are predators, the idea of consuming their own kind sparks both horror and curiosity in us. Scientists have found that cannibalism is rarely random—it usually serves a purpose. Let’s explore the strange and sometimes shocking reasons animals eat their own.