Kibale National Park
Coverage of Kibale National Park in the Nexus archive.
- Violent split in chimpanzee group offers clues on roots of human conflict: Research
Researchers observed a lethal civil war among the largest-known group of wild chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, leading to a permanent split. This study, published in Science, suggests insights into the origins of human conflict through chimpanzee behavior.
- 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.
- Infants torn from mothers, testicles ripped off: Study describes vicious chimpanzee infighting
A study documents violent chimpanzee infighting in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, where a 200-member Ngogo chimpanzee group split in 2015, leading to killings including infants being torn from mothers and testicles ripped off.
- 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.