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Watch what happens when 5 chimpanzees attack – there’s no escape

Chimpanzees are one of the closest relatives to humans, but they are also significantly stronger, with some estimates ...

Infants torn from mothers, testicles ripped off: Study describes vicious chimpanzee infighting

Chimpanzees that had once formed a cohesive community in Uganda split into factions and turned violent, according to a new ...

Could a bloody conflict between chimpanzees shed light on why humans keep going to war?

Researchers say that while territorial disputes between animal groups are well known, wars within such groups are extremely ...

A rare chimpanzee 'civil war' is happening. It could teach us about human conflict

A once large and peaceful group of chimpanzees in the western forests of Uganda has now split into two, causing a rare “civil ...

Wild chimpanzees recorded waging ‘civil war’ with coordinated attacks between two groups

New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps turning on itself ...
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These Wild Chimps Have Been Fighting in a ‘Civil War’ for Nearly a Decade. It’s the Bloodiest Split Ever Seen Among Their Kind

The Ngogo chimpanzees in Uganda have divided themselves into two main factions, and dozens of deaths have been recorded since ...

Arizona researchers studying deadly chimp 'civil war' in Uganda

A chimp community in Kibale National Park has split into rival groups, with one attacking the other as researchers—including ...

Rare Uganda Chimpanzee Civil War Turns Deadly as Largest Chimp Group Splits in Two

A full-scale chimpanzee civil war is currently happening in the thick canopies of Uganda's Kibale National Park. This is like ...