Yesterday i saw a magpie eating the brains of a pigeon. would this be classed as cannibalism or not? are they classsed as a different species? Or would it fall under the same species umbrella?
2007-05-01 07:55:52 · 3 answers · asked by cpj79 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
This is absolutely not cannibalism. Cannibalism is when something eats its own species.
2007-05-01 09:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure that a naturalist would tell you that this is not cannibalism. They are definitely different species. It is like a human eating an ape [and in some parts of Africa they do].
2007-05-01 15:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by william a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's considered cannibalism if they're different species of birds. Birds of prey such as eagles and hawks often eat other birds, but as far as I know they don't eat their own kind, so I wouldn't call that cannibalism.
2007-05-01 15:01:49 · answer #3 · answered by ConcernedCitizen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋