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Can there be a “war” between chimpanzees? A study published in Science documents a surprising case in Kibale National Park, in Uganda, where a community divided between 2015 and 2018 to form two hostile groups. The conflict left at least 24 dead, including 17 offspring, in what scientists consider an exceptional case of prolonged violence within the same species. On France 24 we analyze what is behind this behavior with primatologist Aaron Sandel, from the University of Texas and co-director of the Ngogo project.

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