I don't know why not. Modern humans turn to cannibalism fairly quickly during times of starvation.
"Modern humans turn to cannibalism fairly quickly during times of starvation."
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yeah--i went to the frig, and nothin' was there, so i ate some people.
i HAD to--i wuz starvin!!!
Actually, the number of instances when modern humans have faced starvation without resorting to cannibalism far outnumber those few remarkable cases when they have.