There are scant inevitabilities in life. One of them (with very few exceptions) is death. Unless you’re a particular type of freshwater polyp or a weirdo jellyfish, birth is a guarantee of death.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. “Cannibalism” sparks a visceral reaction in us, calling ...

A massive alligator horrified visitors at Gatorland in Florida after it was filmed eating a smaller gator in broad daylight ...

It’s not easy being green, golden and male, according to a researcher’s observation of attempted frog cannibalism in Australia. By Joshua Rapp Learn It was nighttime on Kooragang Island north of ...

A new study reveals that numerous snake species are more cannibalistic than previously thought. Researcher Bruna Falcão said there have been more than 500 documented cases of snakes cannibalizing one ...

An international research team has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late Ice Age societies in Central Europe. Signs of human remains from the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland being ...

Researchers found cannibalism diets appeared among at least 207 snake species in 15 snake family groups Carlos Sanz/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Researchers Bruna Falcão and Omar ...