Everyone love lovely animal, but these adorable little animal also has the evil side, they enjoy the out of the ordinary diet -- often cannibalism. Cannibalism occurred in the same species, usually in the members want to eat this species in other members of the situation, at the same time also cause species between friends or family fighting each other.
10 marmots, if your sisters and your husband have many children, so these children can eat no ground for blame in the United States, right? The plain, the groundhog seems to think this is as unalterable principles. Although the groundhog is called our furry friends, but this lovely burrowing organisms may not so friendly. In 1980s, a seven - year - old scientific study found that the same kind of food - eating behavior in the black tailed rat colony caused the death of up to 51% of the pups. A typical groundhog circle - the exclusive name of the groundhog family - consists of a male marmot, a few females, and all their cubs. It is interesting to note that cannibalism occurs frequently in lactating females in the circle of the female offspring. This means that they eventually ate their nieces and nephews. Some people think that these cruel actions may be an effective means to control the density of the population of the circle, but perhaps only breast-feeding mothers are eager to get food. The groundhog's behavior will become even more distorted. After a few weeks of killing - many females will try to take care of the pups they wanted to eat a long time ago. Therefore, fighting each other soon to be behind the spring, the groundhog returned to their life as simple cute furry herbivores.
9 hermit crabs, hermit crabs, life can be quite boring. However, when something special happens, for example, when other crabs are brutally killed, they have reason to celebrate. Small size, shy nature that the hermit crab looks completely harmless, but after all the survival instinct based on the crustacean in fact very brutal. Hermit crabs lose their carapace during molting. It will soon become a field of other crab food, often under attack. Some very aggressive will not wait for the arrival of the crab molting period, on the contrary, they will try to rip off the other crab shell for its own use. Perhaps, the enthusiasm of the crabs is the root cause of all cruelty. A recent study pointed out that when the hermit crab smell the smell of dead crabs, will immediately become excited and looking for food. Usually, the most accessible food is another hermit crab around them.
8 tadpoles, the tadpoles are full of life is full of changes and opportunities in the period. Every day, these amphibians will encounter new creatures that want to pierce their lungs and devour them. It's not a big big thing for tadpoles to eat their own kind in a pond. Studies have shown that if there is no better available food choices, tadpoles will eat each other. When tadpoles are placed in a dense population, they will be cautious even if there is better food around them. In this case, one or more tadpoles will attack other tadpoles in a brutal and deadly competition, each of them trying to get into adulthood and eliminating other competitors to increase their chances of survival. Sometimes, the Tadpoles' frogs even send them to areas where they are more likely to be eaten by other creatures. The frog father puts the tadpoles in the same pond where the giant tadpoles live. It may be that the life of the pond is very good because of the life of other tadpoles. However, this approach would only increase the likelihood of newborn tadpoles dying because they would be eaten by other pond dwellers. Childhood and adolescence are tough times for everyone, but at least most of us don't have to worry about being eaten alive by our friends and partners.
7 in the world, the hedgehog, the hedgehog, his method of coping with fear: keep calm and then devour their newborn. This cute little animal with long spines is often kept as a pet, but most owners do not know when the breeding season will be similar to the hedgehog. The hedgehog, a timid creature, is extremely susceptible to shock, especially after the birth of her mother. First of all, after the breeding, the emergence of another male hedgehog Hedgehog family to create a tense atmosphere. Secondly, when being raised in captivity, almost any disturbance can greatly startle the hedgehog, making them nervous and anxious. Finally, the narrow or small living space will cause the hedgehog attack behavior. All of the above factors often provoke one or both parents to take drastic measures. If the parents have a hedgehog slightest fear, will not hesitate to abandon even eat their newborn. To some extent, the hedgehog treats his child as a comfort food in trouble.
6 little ducks, it is hard not to fall in love with these cute little bird, no one can resist watching ducks lurched past cute. Most people don't realize it, but the fact is that ducks do not object to cannibalism, and when they are young, they show up. The big duck around can try to eat other ducks. Even more shocking is the motive behind this cruelty. Cannibalism may be driven by boredom. Of course, other factors, such as overcrowding, poor ventilation and poor nutrition, can also cause ducks to eat their own food. These birds will peck at each other before they eat other ducklings. They also love to imitate each other, so the attack and cannibalism behavior spread rapidly in ducks, when more ducks added to this "an endless enjoyment" campaign, a group of poultry is an easy job to do a very high death toll manufacturing.
5 cats, the cat's life is fun. New born kittens and wool play, nestled in the brothers and sisters. They occasionally worry about being eaten by one of their parents. Cats are the most common in the world of the family pets, but many people do not know the cat is in great danger is the cat eaten, even if they are the parents of the cat. Cannibalism is indeed the cause of death of 12.5% non weaned kittens. If the cat mother realizes that the cat is sick or has some degree of disability, she will not hesitate to eat it in order to save food and protect the other kittens from the disease. Even more shocking is the way of killing the cat cat. After childbirth, female hormone secretion in peripheral males mistakenly think that this is the mother cat mating invitation, will be excited, but obviously the cat will reject any courtship, because they are not ready for mating. When the cat is already a semi conscious state, it will try to mate with the cat. When the cat feel too small to mate, he will not to regard it as right snapped the kitten's neck, killing them in an easy job to do. The kitten, beware of the harsh mother has enough misfortune, even worse is also beware of the Fen overbearing ferocious cat. Even if so many people love, kitten survival is still difficult.
4 dogs, eaten by their mistaken newborn puppy mouse is indeed not intentional. We understand this fault. Dog lovers may be shocked to find that the dog will kill and eat their children, but there are many reasons for this. Similar to the mother of a cat, if the mother is aware that the dog is sick or disabled, or is nervous and anxious after birth, they will do the same thing. Hormonal imbalance will lead to neglect or lead to depression mother cat puppies. These factors may lead to kill his mother cat all the puppies. What is really strange, however, is that sometimes bitches eat their children just because they don't recognize them. In fact, some of the mother dog due to intermittent motion and the howling dog be mistaken for mouse. The dog is one of the most beloved and spoiled the creature in the world, but the bad memory, subject to changing moods that mother dog is not so pleasing.
3 caterpillars, transformed into butterflies need to make great efforts. Therefore, it is entirely possible for caterpillars to swallow up the shape of their brothers and sisters to improve their nutrition. This common love munching bugs until they eventually become a butterfly. However, once their little snacks are eaten up, they become very dangerous. Even if the food is not eaten, the caterpillar instinctively drives the egg. Cannibalism can help caterpillars in two ways. First, to avoid vicious competition, so the nearby caterpillars do not have to compete for food. Second, the eggs of their own species have great nutrition for caterpillars. For example, in a moth larvae can be found: pyridine alkaloids an important defense agent, if other types of larvae need more this substance in their system. So, when you are a caterpillar, you can not openly say that the same kind of eating a lot of drawbacks. If you can't help but turn into a butterfly, then why not try it?
2 hamsters, hamsters are probably the most adorable rodents. But that doesn't stop them from doing so often. Other animals that eat the same kind of food may have good motives or just misunderstandings. But the purpose of the murder of the hamster is rather selfish. Hamsters are very territorial. So some hamsters will dare to eat and they stayed in the same cage partner. Of course, like most other cases, mothers usually eat their children. This is very common in the hamster world. A study shows that more than 75% of hamsters will eat some of their cubs immediately after delivery. There is also a survey report that the same kind of food led to the death of 97.5% weaned hamster pups. Hamster moms do this to store resources, because they know how many cubs they actually can take care of. And this figure is usually less than the total amount of hamster cubs. The good thing is that the hamster pups are fed up with the extra protein they provide for their hard work. But the hamster does not eat any one of the cubs, they are very selective. Studies have shown that hamsters prefer to swallow their own female babies rather than male babies. It's strange that a hamster's mother is sick, but it may be that the baby has a better chance of survival. In any case, it's creepy to think that these cute furry animals can kill their children and roommates.
1, no one wants to believe that a ladybug might be on the list, or what these little insects are trying to do. The grim truth, however, is that they do eat their own kind, and thus benefit. One study found that those who ate other companions had higher chances of survival and growth. There is also a good kind of eat better food intake, cruel Ladybug bite eater was the largest nutrition. What is even more shocking, however, is that these edible beetles like to prey on the weak. The most vulnerable target is those who can not move, or is currently the only growth period of soft carapace ladybug. Away from home, ladybug cannibalism behavior become aggravated. If they don't stay in their natural habitat, they are more likely to eat other Ladybug instead of a normal diet. The next time someone picks up a bug again, remember that it may be in the process of digesting a friend.