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Unfortunately, yes. It was either do this or die in the wilderness.

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Q: Did the Donner party eat dead bodies?
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Did members of the Donner Party actually eat the dead people?

The members of the Donner Party went through some tough times, but they did eat the members that had died during their time with the other people, so basically yes people did eat other dead people.


Why the Donner Party was also called the Dinner Family?

When one Donner dies, the family will eat the meat.


What happen to the donner party?

The Donner party left the other group of travelers and used hasting cutoff little did they know that the guide only used this path once. When the Donner party got close the the Sierra Nevada's they got suck in a snow storm some of the people in the Donner party had to leave there wagons behind or get rid of stuff so alot f the people were out side huddled against each other getting warmth. Because of this "shortcut" the donner party ran out of food and water and people died for the lack of food when it came to that the donner party had no choice to eat the dead later on theree n ople that volenterred to hichhike to california and get help and some of the people trying to get help died on the way some made it to california. Thats some what of what happend to the donner party.


Did the people in the donner eat died people?

No one really knows but people think that members of the Donner Party ate each when they were absolutely starved.


Did the donner party eat each other?

The Donner Party ran out of food and were trapped by a winter storm. Cannibalism was unheard of in civilized societies, so this was met with Horror! The survivors weren't exactly welcomed neighbors.


Will pigs eat dead bodies?

yes


What did the donner party have to do to live?

Well one of the them had to leave her two children (one 4 years old and the other one 8 years old) to go over the Rocky Mountains. The children did survive but they did suffer enough for a children that young and little. Also, according to some historians, the Donner party had to eat the dead people. Not all historians believe that, but some do.


What did they eat in the trenches in ww1?

rats and dead bodies


What call in English the bird who eat dead bodies?

A vulture likes to eat anything that is already dead and rotting.


What did the donners eat?

In times of desperation, the Donner party resorted to cannibalism to ensure life until they could continue to California.


What did the donner party eat?

The Donner Party ran out of food and were trapped by a winter storm. Cannibalism was unheard of in civilized societies, so this was met with horror! The survivors weren't exactly welcomed neighbors.


What does a maggot eat?

any type of food and dead bodies