Cannibalism
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Narrated by:
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Tom Perkins
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Written by:
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Bill Schutt
About this listen
Eating one's own kind is a completely natural behavior in thousands of species, including humans. Throughout history we have engaged in cannibalism for reasons related to famine, burial rites, and medicine. Cannibalism has also been used as a form of terrorism and as the ultimate expression of filial piety.
With unexpected wit and a wealth of knowledge, Bill Schutt takes us on a tour of the field, exploring exciting new avenues of research and investigating questions like why so many fish eat their offspring and some amphibians consume their mothers' skin; why sexual cannibalism is an evolutionary advantage for certain spiders; why, until the end of the 18th century, British royalty regularly ate human body parts; and how cannibalism might be linked to the extinction of Neanderthals. Today the subject of humans consuming one another has been relegated to the realm of horror movies, fiction, and the occasional psychopath. But as climate change progresses and humans see more famine, disease, and overcrowding, biological and cultural constraints may well disappear. These are the very factors that lead to outbreaks of cannibalism - in other species and our own.
©2017 Bill Schutt (P)2017 HighBridge, a division of Recorded BooksWhat listeners say about Cannibalism
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- st33ltrout
- 2020-09-20
Interesting Story, Dull Narration
I enjoyed the book and the subject matter is fascinating, but I found I would often drift attention as the narrator can be dull.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Leigh Fitzgerald
- 2018-09-13
Tremendous
This was a fantastic book! It dives right into this taboo topic from the biological, historical, and sociological. Peppered with bizarre but fascinating anecdotes, I would recommend this book to people who aren't afraid of the gruesome. #Audible1
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