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To explain: The behavior of the tiger salamanders becoming cannibals and eating the unrelated salamanders over their own cousins and siblings.
Introduction: The young tiger salamanders can become cannibals and eat the other salamanders. It has been observed that these cannibal salamanders prefer eating unrelated members over their own cousins and siblings.
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