Ngogo chimpanzee war
I would be careful with that assertion as Mitani, the first author of the 2010 study, stated to Nat Geo that "just fists and feet" were used in combat
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== Conflict == |
== Conflict == |
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[[File:Chimpanzee, Kibale, Uganda (15244558084).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|The large [[canine teeth]] of a chimpanzee in Kibale. These are used for dominance displays |
[[File:Chimpanzee, Kibale, Uganda (15244558084).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|The large [[canine teeth]] of a chimpanzee in Kibale. These are used for dominance displays.{{citation |page=11 |title=Mammal Anatomy |isbn=9780761478829 |year=2010}} ]] |
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In 2015, tension among the Ngogo chimpanzees caused low-level violence, with two rival factions emerging. These were described as the Western and Central Ngogo chimpanzees by researchers. By 2018, the division had become complete, and the violence escalated in intensity. The Western faction, despite being numerically inferior, launched coordinated lethal raids into the Central Ngogo chimpanzees' territory, seeking out and killing rival adult males. The raiders often [[Ambush|ambushed]] isolated chimpanzees, overwhelming their targets with numbers. From 2021, the Western raiders also began to target and kill infants. The Western faction's attacks were so successful that the conflict has been described as a "one-sided rout", with the Westerners growing in numbers from 76 to 108, while the population of the Central faction suffered a "stepwise decline". |
In 2015, tension among the Ngogo chimpanzees caused low-level violence, with two rival factions emerging. These were described as the Western and Central Ngogo chimpanzees by researchers. By 2018, the division had become complete, and the violence escalated in intensity. The Western faction, despite being numerically inferior, launched coordinated lethal raids into the Central Ngogo chimpanzees' territory, seeking out and killing rival adult males. The raiders often [[Ambush|ambushed]] isolated chimpanzees, overwhelming their targets with numbers. From 2021, the Western raiders also began to target and kill infants. The Western faction's attacks were so successful that the conflict has been described as a "one-sided rout", with the Westerners growing in numbers from 76 to 108, while the population of the Central faction suffered a "stepwise decline". |
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