TIL that in 1971, a chimpanzee community began to divide, and by 1974, it had split completely into two opposing communities. For the next 4 years this conflict led to the complete annihilation of one of the chimpanzee communities and became the first ever documented case of warfare in nonhumans

http://altereddimensions.net/2014/gombe-chimpanzee-war-four-year-war-for-territory-kidnapping-rape-murder-1974-1978



Submitted April 02, 2015 at 08:55AM by crgnam http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/315gl7/til_that_in_1971_a_chimpanzee_community_began_to/