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[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

a shark bumps into another one that's 5 times its volume. gets eaten

there, fixed it

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's still cannibalism over getting bumped. It's not like a basketball player eating a horse jockey is any different from me eating you.

[–] ben_dover@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's maybe not just getting bumped, but being locked tight in a fish tank with too many others, and then getting bumped constantly.

i can relate to this shark every time I visit a night club

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I totally understand, but cannot relate because I'm not about nightclubs.

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are they the same species? Its problably the same as a human eating a monkey, which definitely happens in parts of the world

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

They could be, and them not specifying it makes it seem more likely. That said, cannibalism isn't as odd for certain animals, even of a mother's own kids.