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Originally Posted by Screamfeeder As far as I know off the top of my head, no it is not common behavior at all and I think it has only been documented two or three times in higher-primates.
Infanticide is much more common.
In some of the lower primate forms (redtail monkey, macaques), infanticide coupled with cannibalism of the young is more common. |
Ya i thought it was strange. Some form of chimps fighting off another clan. Caught one of their young and ripped it apart and ate it. I thought it was pretty strange.