Hundreds of chimpanzees are killing each other in a ‘civil war’ — scientists captured the ‘lethal violence’ for the first time

They’re going apes–t. A scenic Ugandan jungle has become a bloody battlefield as two rival chimpanzee clans wage what could ...

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 ...
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Largest known wild chimp group splits in two – sparking violence and death

Uganda's Ngogo chimps have broken into two permanent groups, resulting in the killing of numerous adults and infants, say ...

Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly 'civil war' after their group split apart — and scientists don't know why

The first well-observed "civil war" in wild chimpanzees reveals that shifting social ties alone can fracture a group, ...