Chimpanzee Study Details Civil War Conflict in Uganda
A primatologist observed signs of conflict in a chimp group in Uganda, detailing what appears to be a prolonged internal civil war.
<p>New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps, in Uganda, turning on itself</p><p>On a June day in 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was quietly observing a small cluster of the Ngogo chimpanzee group in Uganda’s Kibale national park when he noticed something strange. As other members of the chimpanzees’ wider group moved closer through the forest, the chimpanzees in front of him began to display nervous behaviour. They grimaced and touched each other for reas...