Chimpanzees Wage 'Civil War' in Kibale National Park
Primatologists uncover first known case of coordinated attacks between two groups of chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park.
In a groundbreaking discovery, primatologists have documented what may be the first case of a unified community of chimpanzees turning on itself in a bloody civil war. The research, conducted in Uganda's Kibale National Park, sheds new light on the complex social dynamics and potential for conflict even among our closest genetic relatives.
On a seemingly ordinary day in June 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was observing a small cluster of the Ngogo chimpanzee group when he noticed a shift in their behavior. As other members of the wider chimpanzee community approached, the chimps in Sandel's view began to display uncharacteristic nervous and apprehensive behavior, more akin to meeting strangers than interacting with close companions.
Source: The Guardian
