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Monday, April 13, 2026

Why we fight long wars --studies of chimpanzees--

The new research from Uganda adds to Goodall’s early observations about chimp behavior. Scientists documented in detail a series of social disturbances that preceded the current conflict, including the deaths of key individuals who played a role in connecting different chimp “neighborhoods,” a change in dominance or leadership structure, and a disease outbreak.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/chimpanzee-war-conflict-animal-societies?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us