Wild chimpanzee group in Uganda splits, 24 killed in eight-year conflict

Field researchers in Uganda have documented a prolonged and brutal conflict among the Ngogo chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, marking what some have referred to as a 'civil war' within the world’s largest wild chimpanzee community. Since officially splitting into two factions in 2018, the groups—known locally as Western and Central—have engaged in escalating violence, resulting in at least 24 killings, including 17 infants, according to data collected over eight years. Witnesses noted the sta