Biologist and author Bill Schutt has a new book out: Cannibalism: A perfectly natural history.
He and I talked about cannibalism on Ikonokast: Click here to check it out! It is was a fun interview, and Bill's book is excellent.
See also:
You Come From Cannibals
Among Cannibals
Cannibal, Native, Indigenous
On Cannibalism and Jameson
So, what do you think, are all mammals cannibals, or is it mainly the Sicilians? Check out the podcast.
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