WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the simian world, with a "make love, not war" ethos, in contrast to their belligerent cousins, ...
Chimpanzees have a reputation for being aggressive, while bonobos are often seen as their peaceful counterparts. This contrast has frequently been used to explain different sides of human nature.
The aggressive chimp in us However, one disturbing characteristic stands out. Chimpanzees "go ape" and attack each other in coordinated assaults. Dutch primate expert Frans de Waal's 1982 book ...
The Ngogo chimpanzees in Uganda have divided themselves into two main factions, and dozens of deaths have been recorded since the split in 2018. A new study details the unprecedented violence, which c ...
Outbreaks of violence between chimpanzees have sparked fierce debate online about the origins of war in humans ...
Chimps in the wild engage in deadly battles with rival troops to increase their reproductive success, suggests new research. The Ngogo chimps of Uganda’s Kibale National Park have long been known for ...
New research led by UCLA and the University of Michigan has shown that chimp communities that kill their neighbors to gain territory also gain reproductive advantages. The Ngogo group of wild ...
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