Chimpanzees Are At War

In April 2026, a study published in Science confirmed that the largest chimpanzee community ever recorded had split into two factions and gone to war. The Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda's Kibale National Park are conducting coordinated raids, killing former allies at a rate more than 30 times the species average. This video breaks down the tactical machinery of chimpanzee warfare, the Ngogo civil war, the Gombe conflict, and what it all means for understanding the origins of organized violence. Chapters: 0:00 — Intro 1:33 — The Machinery of War 7:03 — Ngogo's Civil War 14:35 — Why It Works 17:18 — Gombe 20:17 — The Debate, Settled 21:18 — The Bonobo Question 24:09 — The Human Mirror 25:30 — Outro #chimpanzee #wildlife #documentary #animalwarfare #ngogo #janegoodall #chimps #evolution #primatology #bonobo #chimpempire