Not even sure what to say about this, but frogs eat each other all the time. When dozens of frogs hatch simultaneously, the largest and strongest eat the others.
I always look into the human equivalent of animal behavior. And the animal equivalent of human behavior. We're only a little more advanced than they, scarcely more civilized and often more brutal.
I'm fascinated by chimpanzee society. When a female chimp goes into estrus, every mature male mates with her. When she gives birth, no one knows which male is the father, so all children are loved and protected equally.
The opposite is true of lion society. When a young male overpowers an older male and takes over his harem, he kills every cub. The females immediately go into estrus. The new alpha male mates with every female and knows each new cub is his. The old line is snuffed out.
I think both of these behaviors play out in post-apocalyptic human society.
What's to be done with this idea of frog cannibalism? Will the strongest people consume the weak to maintain their strength?
Good question. My enrey for blog flash New world was about all resources on the planet gone apart from human; survival of the fittest. Apparently thre's been studies and documentaries on it and that with in weeks of no food or money, society will break down and that's it, game on. human becomes a food. Scary. . . .We are not that far removed from the animal kingdom when you take away everything and are only left with the urge to survive. I hope we would take after the monekys but I fear we're more frog and lion. Another fab post. xx x
ReplyDeleteThis line really strikes a chord with me: "scarcely more civilized and often more brutal." We are motivated by things that have no value in the animal kingdom. Are we really so advanced? Your post raises some excellent - and frightening! - questions!
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