Aaron Sandel
Coverage of Aaron Sandel in the Nexus archive.
- What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart
A long-term study of the world's largest chimpanzee community documented a rare 'civil war' event among the primates, offering insights into societal collapse. Researchers observed conflict dynamics akin to human civil wars, highlighting parallels in social structures.
- Ugandan chimps split into two factions, then killed rivals
Researchers observed Ugandan Ngogo chimpanzees splitting into two rival groups, leading to violent conflict and permanent factionalization. This mirrors Jane Goodall's 1970s Gombe chimpanzee study, with new findings published in Science highlighting unprecedented collective violence among primates.
- Wild chimpanzees recorded waging ‘civil war’ with coordinated attacks between two groups
A study documents wild chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park engaging in coordinated attacks between two groups, marking potential first evidence of a unified chimp community turning on itself. Primatologist Aaron Sandel observed initial signs of the conflict in 2015, which escalated into a prolonged violent dispute.