Because they are tasty
Animals will eat their own children sometimes because either the offspring has a deficiency that could harm the group, or because they know that they can't take care of the children.
No, not all animals need to mate to have offspring.
Owls eat rodents like mice or the small offspring of bigger animals like foxes or smaller birds or even other owls.
Offspring
Sometimes a scorpion mother if Hungary can eat her offspring.
The females do the rearing of the offspring. In fact, some male animals are known for eating their own offspring, like Lions. Males are usually highly aggressive to their offspring.
The offspring of different animals are known by different names- for example the oppsring of a Lion is called a cub, that of a cow is called a calf and so on.
The 'offspring' for animals refers to their young.
Offspring
The offspring of animals are typically called babies, young, or offspring. These young animals inherit traits from their parents and undergo a period of growth and development before reaching maturity.
Animals or even humans couldnt produce offspring.
they only eat them if they feel threatened