World’s Largest Group of Chimps Waging Deadly ‘Civil War,’ Scientists Discover
At least 24 chimpanzees have been killed in a war that has split the Ngogo group of wild chimpanzees in two, turning former kin into enemies.
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 —
- Chimpanzees Are Murdering Their Former Friends, and Researchers Can’t Wrap Their Heads Around It Gizmodo —
- Infants torn from mothers, testicles ripped off: Study describes vicious chimpanzee infighting NBC News —