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[–] whatwhatwhatwhat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where I grew up, it wasn’t uncommon to see squirrels eating roadkill. Sometimes that roadkill was other squirrels.

Is it cannibalism if you eat your brother BUT he’s already dead and you didn’t kill him?

[–] smayonak@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

When it's not a matter of survival then we judge. I think most squirrels are pretty hard up for protein and they get it wherever they can.

Jeff Dahmer could have just bought a sandwich.