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I believe you are referring to the Donner Party. This group was headed to California via wagon train but due to a late start, got snowed in somewhere (near Truckee Lake) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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Did the Egyptians have cannibalism?
Yes, in the famine of 1201 the Egyptians resorted to cannibalism.
What group was traped in the snow and had 87 members die when traveling west?
That was the Donner Party. A group of pioneers who resorted to cannibalism to survive.
Did the Oregon trail resort to cannibalism?
Yes there was cannibalism on the organ trail. One group who resorted to it was the Donner Party
What are the causes of cannibalism?
because of the need to survive
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 is the difference between survival cannibalism and criminal cannibalism?
Survival cannibalism occurs in extreme situations where individuals consume human flesh to survive, such as in cases of plane crashes and natural disasters. Criminal cannibalism involves the intentional killing and consumption of humans for psychological gratification or as part of a ritualistic practice.
Will people turn to cannibalism to survive 2012?
YES
Who was George donner?
George Donner was the leader of a group of American settlers who were going to California. The Donner party became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847. Nearly half of the emigrants starved to death, and some of the others resorted to cannibalism to survive.
How many people are cannibals?
There's not a definitive list of current cannibals. There have been several criminals who were also cannibals, including Jeffery Dahmer. The survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes Mountains resorted to cannibalism to survive.
How does a cactus wren survive in the desert?
it watches brave wilderness
What is a theory for what happened at Roanoke Island?
What happened to the colonist at Roanoke Island is shrouded in mystery. One theory is that they were assimilated into the local Indian tribe, called the Croaton. Another is that they died of starvation and resorted to cannibalism.
Who is cro-magnom man?
Cro-Mangnom man was the most carnivorous of the all species, they eat about 5 ponds of meat a day in order to survive. They resorted on cannibalism and ate each other when one of them was sick enough and dying. (They didnt have supermarkets back then) They clash with the Neandretal and fought with them, but the Neandretal won. Who were they? I think they were they Europeans and the Neandretal were the Asian people.
