It is home to elephants, buffalo and a number of other species. Loango National Park is a sprawling protected area on Gabon’s coast in western sub-Saharan Africa. “It could be that sharing of food resources by chimpanzees, gorillas and forest elephants in the Loango National Park result in increased competition and sometimes even in lethal interactions between the two great ape species,” Deschner said. The authors suggested that pooling food with other species could have caused the flare-ups. Our colleagues from Congo even witnessed playful interactions between the two great ape species,” Pika said.Īround 45 chimps were being observed for the study, which intended to analyze their relationships, use of tools, communication and hunting skills, among other characteristics. “We have regularly observed both species interacting peacefully in foraging trees.
Mysterious chimpanzee behavior may be evidence of 'sacred' rituals The two encounters they recorded, which lasted 52 and 79 minutes, saw the chimpanzees form coalitions and launch attacks on the gorillas.Ī chimpanzee receives a Christmas treat at Taronga Zoo on Decemin Sydney, Australia. The group, from Osnabrück University and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, published the findings on Monday in the journal Nature. Chimpanzee Politics and Climate Change Ruchir Agarwal The animal kingdom can teach us important lessons about ourselves and increase cooperation to fight. “But then, we heard chest beats, a display characteristic for gorillas, and realized that the chimpanzees had encountered a group of five gorillas,” she added, referencing the first attack the team saw, in 2019. Southern, the study’s lead author, in a press release. “At first, we only noticed screams of chimpanzees and thought we were observing a typical encounter between individuals of neighboring chimpanzee communities,” said Lara M. The little boy also lost a finger and part of an ear, the Daily Star reports.ĭunia's horrific trauma in 2014 is one of several devastating attacks on people by wild monkeys, some fatal.Chimpanzees’ lethal attacks on gorillas in the wild have been observed for the first time, a team of researchers has said.Įxperts observing dozens of chimps at Loango National Park in Gabon had expected them to be relaxed around gorillas.īut while the two species were usually playful, the researchers were surprised to witness occasional vicious attacks.
He had his lips completely torn off and his right cheek shredded by the bloodthirsty creatures, with the muscle damage making it difficult for him to communicate or even swallow.
Armed thug demanded cash from terrified shop worker during robbery.Polio spreads in Britain for first time in decades as national incident declared.His four-year-old brother and cousin tragically died from their injuries, with Dunia suffering devastating facial wounds and facing years of reconstructive surgery. A little boy who had his faced ripped apart by chimpanzees in a horror attack that killed his brother and cousin has been given new start in life.ĭunia Sibomana was just six years old when he and his relatives were set upon by the ferocious animals while playing close to a nature reserve in the Congo. BBC Studios 3.59M subscribers Subscribe 29K 6.
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