Researchers Document Eight-Year Conflict Among Chimpanzees in Uganda's Ngogo Community
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Summary
Researchers have documented an eight-year conflict among chimpanzees in Uganda's Ngogo community, where what was once a close-knit group has split into Western and Central factions. The conflict began with the mysterious deaths of six adult chimpanzees in 2014, followed by a change in alpha male leadership in 2015 that coincided with the first separation between the groups. The study explains that changes in dominance hierarchy can increase aggression and avoidance behaviors in chimpanzees, leading to this prolonged conflict.
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The following year, there was a change in the alpha male, which the study says coincided with the first period of separation between the Western and Central groups
"Changes in the dominance hierarchy can increase aggression and avoidance in chimpanzees," it explained
The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years
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