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Placentophagy, also
known as placentophagia, is the act of
consuming part or all of the
afterbirth following parturition in mammals.
Parturition involves...
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steeped in liquid) form".
Placentophagy can be
divided into two categories,
maternal placentophagy and non-maternal
placentophagy.
While there are several...
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Evidence for
Coastal Tupi Cannibalism". mei(sh)...
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pathological states,
typically a
medical or
veterinary concern.
Placentophagy:
eating placenta Trophallaxis:
eating food
regurgitated by
another animal...
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mother over the w****s
following the birth. This
practice is
termed human placentophagy and can be harmful. As the
fetal hypothalamus matures, the activation...
- In some cultures, the
placenta is eaten, a
practice known as
human placentophagy. In some
eastern cultures, such as China, the
dried placenta (ziheche...
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human placentophagy seems to have
disappeared at a very
early point in the
human species, as it was
practiced by no
known culture;
placentophagy is common...
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which led to a species-wide
taboo on
human placentophagy around the time of the
mastery of fire.
Placentophagy is
common in
other primates.
Before their...
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- world, the
placenta is
usually consumed by the mother. This is
called placentophagy.
Primates have been
observed keeping the
placenta attached to their...
