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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (94958)	1/27/2005 11:30:56 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Animals seem to commit acts of cannibalism because of mistaken identity, or in the case of adult males killing infants, to destroy young that are not their own. This was much more distinctly discussed in an article I posted during this discussion, but I do not have time to find it right now. You could read the related posts if you like. I am not sure what human cannibalism means. I think it is hugely complicated, differing in the meaning from group to group. I saw a documentary on tv about a group in Central or South America who apparently ate the brains of their dead children, but probably the reason was to carry the beings of those dead children inside themselves forever. That is a very loving ideal. Other groups might practice cannibalism for power--to gain the perceived power of the people they ate. Some animals do perform rituals, and seem to grieve at death. I don't think you can say that ritual belongs only to humans. I don't think animals are better than humans. I do think animals need to be protected from humans, however.