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Anthropophagy
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Anthropophagy is the custom and practice of eating human flesh. It may refer to: *Human cannibalism, when one human consumes the flesh of another **Anthropophage, a member of a mythical race of cannibals ** Child cannibalism, the act of eating a child or fetus **Self-cannibalism, the act of eating one's own flesh *Man-eating, the consumption of human flesh by a non-human predator *Anthropophagy (art), an art movement See also *Cannibalism (other) *Hematophagy, the consumption of blood by certain animals *List of feeding behaviours Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffixes -vore, -vory, or -vorous from Latin ''vorare'', meaning "to devour", or -phage, -phagy, or -phagous from Greek φαγε ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Cannibalism
Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The meaning of "cannibalism" has been extended into zoology to describe an individual of a species cannibalism (zoology), consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food, including sexual cannibalism. The Island Carib people of the Lesser Antilles, from whom the word "cannibalism" is derived, acquired a long-standing reputation as cannibals after their legends were recorded in the 17th century. Some controversy exists over the accuracy of these legends and the prevalence of actual cannibalism in the culture. Cannibalism was practiced in New Guinea and in parts of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), Solomon Islands, and flesh markets existed in some parts of Melanesia. Fiji was once known as the "Cannibal Isles". Cannibalism has been well documented in much of the world, including Fiji, the Ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthropophage
An anthropophage or ''anthropophagus'' (from el, ανθρωποφάγος , translit=anthrōpophagos, "human-eater", plural el, ανθρωποφάγοι , translit=anthropophagi) was a member of a mythical race of cannibals described first by Herodotus in his '' Histories'' as ''androphagi'' ("man-eaters"), and later by other authors, including the playwright William Shakespeare. The word first appears in English around 1552. In popular culture, the ''anthropophagus'' is sometimes depicted as a being without a head, but instead have their faces on the torso. This may be a misinterpretation based on Shakespeare's writings in ''Othello'', where the ''anthropophagi'' are mistaken to be described by the immediate following line, "''and men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders''". In reality, the line actually refers to a separate, different race of mythical beings known as the Blemmyes, who are indeed said to have no head, and have their facial features on the chest. Acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthropophagy (art)
Anthropophagy is the custom and practice of eating human flesh. It may refer to: *Human cannibalism, when one human consumes the flesh of another **Anthropophage, a member of a mythical race of cannibals **Child cannibalism, the act of eating a child or fetus **Self-cannibalism#Among humans, Self-cannibalism, the act of eating one's own flesh *Man-eating, the consumption of human flesh by a non-human predator *Anthropophagy (art), an art movement See also *Cannibalism (other) *Hematophagy, the consumption of blood by certain animals *List of feeding behaviours {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man-eating
A man-eater is an animal that preys on humans as a pattern of hunting behavior. This does not include the scavenging of corpses, a single attack born of opportunity or desperate hunger, or the incidental eating of a human that the animal has killed in self-defense. However, all three cases (especially the last two) may habituate an animal to eating human flesh or to attacking humans, and may foster the development of man-eating behavior. Although humans can be attacked by many kinds of non-human animals, man-eaters are those that have incorporated human flesh into their usual diet and actively hunt and kill humans. Most reported cases of man-eaters have involved lions, tigers, leopards, polar bears, and large crocodilians. However, they are not the only predators that will attack humans if given the chance; a wide variety of species have also been known to adopt humans as usual prey, including various bears, Komodo dragons, spotted and striped hyenas. Felines Tigers Tiger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eating
Eating (also known as consuming) is the ingestion of food, typically to provide a heterotrophic organism with energy and to allow for growth. Animals and other heterotrophs must eat in order to survive — carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, omnivores consume a mixture of both plant and animal matter, and detritivores eat detritus. Fungi digest organic matter outside their bodies as opposed to animals that digest their food inside their bodies. For humans, eating is an activity of daily living. Some individuals may limit their amount of nutritional intake. This may be a result of a lifestyle choice, due to hunger or famine, as part of a diet or as religious fasting. Eating practices among humans Many homes have a large kitchen area devoted to preparation of meals and food, and may have a dining room, dining hall, or another designated area for eating. Most societies also have restaurants, food courts, and food vendors so that people may eat when away f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Flesh
"Human Flesh" is the first episode and the series premiere of the animated television series ''Bob's Burgers''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 9, 2011. The episode was written by Loren Bouchard and Jim Dauterive, and directed by Anthony Chun. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 9.41 million homes in its original airing, making it the most viewed episode of the series. The episode featured guest performances by Andy Kindler, Ron Lynch, and Sam Seder. Plot After a number of unsuccessful openings, Bob Belcher and his family re-re-re-open their gourmet burger restaurant, 'Bob's Burgers', in the hope of success because the nearby attraction Wonder Wharf is getting "mobbed". Shortly after the re-opening, Bob assigns his pre-teen son, Gene, the job of handing out burger samples to passers-by outside. However, when Gene offends mourners from the crematorium next door, he drops a number of the burgers all over the street, but picks them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Cannibalism
Child cannibalism or fetal cannibalism is the act of eating a child or fetus. Ritual practice accusations Historical accounts According to 14th century traveller Odoric of Pordenone, who gave an account of a place called Lamuri (the account was later borrowed by Sir John Mandeville's in his ''Book of Marvels and Travels''), describing the people Lamuri as cannibals who purchased children from merchants to slaughter them. Modern cases China The performance artist Zhu Yu claimed that he prepared, cooked and ate real human bodies, including fetuses, as an artistic performance. The performance was called ''Eating People'', and he claimed it was to protest against cannibalism. It was intended as "shock art". The Chinese Ministry of Culture cited a menace to social order and the spiritual health of the Chinese people, banned exhibitions involving culture, animal abuse, corpses, and overt violence and sexuality and Zhu Yu was prosecuted for his deeds. Snopes and other urban leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-cannibalism
Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating oneself, also called autocannibalism, or autosarcophagy. A similar term which is applied differently is ''autophagy'', which specifically denotes the normal process of self-degradation by cells. While almost an exclusive term for this process, autophagy nonetheless has occasionally made its way into more common usage. Among humans As a natural occurrence A certain amount of self-cannibalism occurs unknowingly, as the body consumes dead cells from the tongue and cheeks. As a disorder or symptom thereof Fingernail-biting that develops into fingernail-eating is a form of pica. Other forms of pica include dermatophagia, and compulsion of eating one's own hair, which can form a hairball in the stomach. Left untreated, this can cause death due to excessive hair buildup. Self-cannibalism can be a form of self harm and a symptom of mental illnesses such as personality disorders, psychosis, or drug addiction. As a choice Some people will en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannibalism (other)
Cannibalism is the act of one individual of a species consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism may also refer to: Types of cannibalism * Cannibalism in poultry * Filial cannibalism * Human cannibalism ** Endocannibalism ** Exocannibalism * Sexual cannibalism Music * ''Cannibalism'' (album), 1978 compilation album by Can * " Capitalism is Cannibalism", 1982 song and EP by the British anarcho-punk band Anthrax * ''Intrauterine Cannibalism'', 1999 studio album by American death metal band Malignancy * ''Live Cannibalism'', 2000 live album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse See also *Cannibal (other) A cannibal is an organism which eats others of its own species or kind. Cannibal may also refer to: * A person who engages in human cannibalism Films * '' Cannibal! The Musical'' (1993), directed by ''South Park'' co-creator Trey Parker * ''Ca ... * Cannibalization (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hematophagy
Hematophagy (sometimes spelled haematophagy or hematophagia) is the practice by certain animals of feeding on blood (from the Greek words αἷμα ' "blood" and φαγεῖν ' "to eat"). Since blood is a fluid tissue rich in nutritious proteins and lipids that can be taken without great effort, hematophagy is a preferred form of feeding for many small animals, such as worms and arthropods. Some intestinal nematodes, such as Ancylostomatids, feed on blood extracted from the capillaries of the gut, and about 75 percent of all species of leeches (e.g., ''Hirudo medicinalis'') are hematophagous. The spider Evarcha culicivora feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood by specializing on blood-filled female mosquitoes as their preferred prey. Some fish, such as lampreys and candirus, and mammals, especially the vampire bats, and birds, such as the vampire finches, hood mockingbirds, the Tristan thrush, and oxpeckers also practise hematophagy. Mechanism and evolution These hematophag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
