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Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act of eating human flesh and was once common among ancient cultures. Today the Korowai tribe in Southeast Asia is one of the very few remaining groups of people still practicing cannibalism. Ask questions about the history, causes and stigmas of this odd human behavior here.
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Are there still cannibals today?
Individual Cannibals do still exist, but Cannibalistic societies are pretty rare. The most well documented Cannibalistic Community was in the remote Jungles of Papua New Guinea near the Pacific.
They exist in small groups in the thick jungle. i feel the number has decreased.
No current recognized state or organization currently practices cannibalism. Several primitive tribes are occasionally found to continue some ritual cannibalism, but actual documented occurrences are hard to find.
Opportunistic cannibalism still exists, of course. In extreme situations, "normal" folks of non-cannibalistic societies have resorted to cannibalism for survival, but this is highly unusual, as there are considerably taboos against cannibalism in all modern societies. Individual instances of cannibalism amongst certain criminals and mentally-ill persons are not that unusual, however.
Further information:
Cannibalism was a common practice in Papua New Guinea as recently as the twentieth century, and there are some tribes in the wildest western region of Papua New Guinea which are said to still maintain the practice, such as the ethnic groups of the Korowai and the Kombai people. This is practised only as a form of tribal punishment. They do not headhunt strangers. As with many tribal groups in Papua New Guinea, they operate outside of the country's laws.
Culturally there are no cannibals, individually there are cannibals. There is a current practice to eat the placenta from childbirth, and this is a form of cannibalism; although not wide spread.
Why people turn into cannibals?
they have a mind disorder or they think we are tasty or there bonkers with hunger or there trapped on a lonely island with a very tasty looking person or there just COMPLETLY CRAZY
Sometimes it's because of sheer survival pressure. People caught somewhere without anything to eat will sometimes eat other people when it's that or die of hunger.
Sometimes it's because of tradition, ritual and myth. Usually along the lines of "if you eat your (beaten) enemy, his strength becomes yours."
And sometimes it's just plain crazy.
Deep desire for human flesh in the nut jobs, might be it. But it is usually triggered by starvation in the other situations. People have had to eat the flesh of those who died after a disaster in some cases when that was the only method of survival, e.g., plane crashes in remote places. In some primitive tribes, it was a part of war to eat those who were conquered. Sometimes this was motivated as a final insult or action of revenge, sometimes to consume their enemy's power, sometimes because of tradition and rituals that went back before written history.
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.
Where there any cannibals in Tahiti?
It is possible as the canibals are found in mall numbers in jungles.
What is the year of when the Donner party started traveling?
On April 16, 1846, nine covered wagons left Springfield, Illinois on the 2500 mile journey to California, in what would become one of the greatest tragedies in the history of westward migration. The originator of this group was a man named James Frasier Reed, an Illinois business man, eager to build a greater fortune in the rich land of California. Reed also hoped that his wife, Margaret, who suffered from terrible headaches, might improve in the coastal climate. Reed had recently read the book TheEmigrants' Guide to Oregon and California, by Landsford W. Hastings, who advertised a new shortcut across the Great Basin. This new route enticed travelers by advertising that it would save the pioneers 350-400 miles on easy terrain. However, what was not known by Reed was that the Hastings Route had never been tested, written by Hastings who had visions of building an empire at Sutter's Fort (now Sacramento.) It was this falsified information that would lead to the doom of the Donner Party.
Reed soon found others seeking adventure and fortune in the vast including the Donner family, Graves, Breens, Murphys, Eddys, McCutcheons, Kesebergs, and the Wolfingers, as well as seven teamsters and a number of bachelors. The initial group included 32 men, women and children.
With James and Margaret Reed were their four children, Virginia, Patty, James and Thomas, as well as Margaret's 70-year-old mother, Sarah Keyes, and two hired servants. Though Sarah Keyes was so sick with consumption that she could barely walk, she was unwilling to be separated from her only daughter. However, the successful Reed was determined his family would not suffer on long journey as his wagon was an extravagant two-story affair with a built-in iron stove, spring-cushioned seats and bunks for sleeping. Taking eight oxen to pull the luxurious wagon, Reed's 12-year-old daughter Virginia dubbed it "The Pioneer Palace Car."
How do you turn into a cannibal?
Yes. You can be a cannibal by eating another person. It is a very abnormal human behavior.
What is the definition of elements?
In physics and chemistry, an element is a substance made of identical atoms, each having the same number of protons in their nuclei. Elements can have isotopes, which are atoms having a different number of neutrons.
An element can also be a constituent part of a larger construction (as with pixels, or picture elements) or specific aspects of a creative form (elements of a novel, or of a plan). In mathematics, an element can be a member, point, or part of a set or form.
In an electric toaster or heater, the term is applied to wires or components that create heat.
Elements are substances that can't be chemically broken down.
a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
The donner party tried to survive by?
Well, you have the obvious answer - eating the deceased members of their party to survive.
Other attempts to survive included sending a group out to try to snow-shoe to find help in the Sacramento Valley / Sutter's Fort.
I am sure the meaning is quite literal. They are goldfish that eat other goldfish.
Do pygmy people eat human people?
Cannibals eat human flesh. Some pygmy tribes may be cannibalistic, most are not. Cannibalism these days is mostly for ritualistic purposes, but some cannibalism is still practiced as a response to food supply issues.
Who said people don't eat in the long run they have to eat everyday?
Harry Hopkins during the great depression.
What animals are known to be cannibals?
There are many animals that are cannibals some that i could think of are Black widow spiders, chimpanzees, lions, and some humans
Is there a scientific reason for cannibalism in highlands?
Cannibalism in highland regions, such as among certain indigenous groups in Papua New Guinea, can be attributed to a combination of cultural, social, and environmental factors. Historically, it may have arisen as a response to resource scarcity, ritual practices, or as a means of warfare. Additionally, certain diseases, such as kuru, were linked to cannibalistic practices, highlighting the health risks associated with consuming human flesh. Overall, while there are scientific explanations for the phenomenon, it is deeply rooted in cultural contexts.
No, just those from Paupau New Guinea (or however you spell it)
i have eaten paper since i was sixteen, it started harmlessly enough, i was chewing the edge of an envelope while waiting in line at the post office...
i stop occasionaly sometimes for months then i get stressed and i feel compelled to start again, the more stressed i get the worse it is, i cant say i have suffered from any ill effects from it apart from having to make sure i had a secret stash of perfectly white A4 and feeling that i was a weirdo. i never spoke about it, my kids and hubby were never aware of it. i believe it is hereditary as all my kids have a form of it although not as intense as i have, but they are young yet.
i decided that i would be open about it when i was in my early forties, i realised that it was a part of my life and to hide it all the time stressed me more, my friends laugh at me and my fella thinks i am strange but in a way thinks its quirky and cute to find bits of ripped paper everywhere. pica is a lot more common than people think, i think all us magpies should come out of our closets, its not like we are serial killers or anything we just have odd little quirkes... so what. as long as its not harming that the main thing.
