A new study of our two closest living relatives finds that, at least in zoos, bonobos may not be more peaceful than ...

The researchers are now describing the first clearly documented example ‌of a group of wild chimpanzees splitting into two ...

Chimpanzees that had once formed a cohesive community in Uganda split into factions and turned violent, according to a new ...

But the case was considered an anomaly, although there is genetic evidence suggesting this kind of split is a rare event ...

What you need to know: Adult males and infants were targeted, with 28 deaths For two decades, researchers observed members of the Ngogo chimpanzee group of Kibale National Park in Uganda spend their ...

Learn how the world’s largest known chimpanzee group split in Kibale National Park, Uganda, and why the divide led to deadly ...

In his new book, the Harvard professor of anthropology, a former colleague of Jane Goodall, reflects on humans’ complex ...

The conflict is unfolding in Uganda's Kibale National Park, where a once-unified group has split into rival factions that ...

Researchers have documented a permanent split between the largest-known group of wild chimpanzees, which erupted into a ...

The first well-observed "civil war" in wild chimpanzees reveals that shifting social ties alone can fracture a group, ...