Infants torn from mothers, testicles ripped off: Study describes vicious chimpanzee infighting
NBC News
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Chimpanzees that had once formed a cohesive community in Uganda split into factions and turned violent, according to a new study.
Nearly 30 chimps were killed, including 19 infants.
Chimpanzee 'Civil War' Stuns Scientists
- Scientists stunned as chimpanzees turn on friends in killing spree Sydney Morning Herald —
- Deep in a Ugandan forest, chimpanzees wage a lethal 'civil war' ABC News —
- Chimpanzee group's violent rupture hints at evolutionary roots of war New Scientist —
- World’s Largest Group of Chimps Waging Deadly ‘Civil War,’ Scientists Discover 404 Media —
- Chimpanzees Are Murdering Their Former Friends, and Researchers Can’t Wrap Their Heads Around It Gizmodo —