Please identify the author’s topic. Shocking as it seems, ca…
Please identify the author’s topic. Shocking as it seems, cannibalism is common in the animal world. In species such as the red-back spider, the black widow spider, the praying mantis, and the scorpion, the female commonly eats the male after mating. Another widespread form of cannibalism is size-structured cannibalism, in which large individuals consume smaller ones. Octopus, ats, toads, fish, monitor lizards, salamanders, crocodiles, spiders, crustaceans, birds, mammals, and a vast number of insects have all been observed to engage in size-structured cannibalism. Yet another common form of cannibalism is infanticide. Classic examples include the chimpanzees, where groups of adult make have been observed to attack their infants and lions, where adult males commonly kill infants when they take over a new harem after replacing the previous males. Also, gerbils and hamsters eat their young if they are stillborn, or if the mothers are specifically stressed. What is the topic of the above paragraph?