9 animals who eat their own babies

Lion The King of the Jungle tends to eat its cubs if they are dead or if the lion is extremely hungry. Both situations are rare.

Hamster Sometimes mother hamsters eat their babies right after birth if the young ones lack important vitamins and minerals and might be difficult to raise.

Hippopotamus Although hippos are herbivores, extreme scarcity of food can push them to eat their offspring.

Cat Like hamsters, cat mothers are also likely to eat their babies that are lacking nutrition and showing no signs of growth. This is a rare occurrence. 

Chimpanzee Male chimpanzees may kill newborn babies that they have not fathered, sometimes even eating the young after snatching them from their mother’s arms.

Rat Mother rats may eat their pups if they feel stressed or disturbed, especially if they feel that the chances of survival are low.

Black widow spider Female black widow spiders may end up eating their babies and sometimes their mates as well.  

Crab spider In a twist of fate, a female crab spider will offer up her own body as a meal in a bid to ensure the survival of her brood, as per an article by Discover Wildlife. 

Polar bear Recent times have seen an increase in cannibalism in the Arctic regions especially among polar bears. Climate change has reduced their chances of hunting due to which they have resorted to eating their own.

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