Tons of animals eat their young! Fish, cats, wolves, dogs, rodents, birds, and so many more. Others who aren't capable of eating their young or don't care to just kill them (dolphins, for one). Of course, not ALL the time but they still do it or have the inclination to do it when they feel it's necessary. Competition, genetics, domination, food, etc are common reasons why any animal will kill it's young. It happens very often.
I used to breed rabbits and hamsters, it was common for the first 2-3 litters to be completely eatten by the mother due to stress levels and not knowing how to cope with being a mother. I once had a hamster have 26 babys at once... YES 26! she became overly stressed, and started eating them little by little, picking which ones she didn't want to keep. She kept 3 and raised them. Thats what I call natural selection.
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Tons of animals eat their young! Fish, cats, wolves, dogs, rodents, birds, and so many more. Others who aren't capable of eating their young or don't care to just kill them (dolphins, for one). Of course, not ALL the time but they still do it or have the inclination to do it when they feel it's necessary. Competition, genetics, domination, food, etc are common reasons why any animal will kill it's young. It happens very often.
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Most animals eat their young I had no idea, blonde moment. Dogs too! guess you learn something new everyday.
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I used to breed rabbits and hamsters, it was common for the first 2-3 litters to be completely eatten by the mother due to stress levels and not knowing how to cope with being a mother. I once had a hamster have 26 babys at once... YES 26! she became overly stressed, and started eating them little by little, picking which ones she didn't want to keep. She kept 3 and raised them. Thats what I call natural selection.