Cannibalism: It's 'Perfectly Natural,' A New Scientific History Argues

Source http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/22/515668867/cannibalism-its-perfectly-natural-a-new-scientific-history-argues?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

It’s gruesome, but from a scientific standpoint, there’s a predictable calculus for when humans and animals go cannibal, a new book says. And who knew European aristocrats ate body parts as medicine?

(Image credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Source http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/22/515668867/cannibalism-its-perfectly-natural-a-new-scientific-history-argues?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

It’s gruesome, but from a scientific standpoint, there’s a predictable calculus for when humans and animals go cannibal, a new book says. And who knew European aristocrats ate body parts as medicine?

(Image credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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