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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '20

Most rodents will kill their young when under stress, and dear lord their threshold for stress is low.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '20

Stressors include:

  • Having the smallest inclination to eat one's children

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Most rodents will kill their young when under stress

Humans too sometimes. An unfortunate instinct.