Gombe Chimpanzee War
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The Gombe Chimpanzee War was a prolonged, violent conflict between neighboring chimpanzee communities in Tanzania observed by Jane Goodall, providing groundbreaking insight into primate aggression and social behavior.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chimpanzee conflict
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ethological case study ⓘ intergroup conflict ⓘ |
| associatedResearchSite | Gombe Stream Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
coalitionary attacks
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lethal aggression ⓘ raids into neighboring territory ⓘ |
| conflictType |
intraspecific conflict
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territorial war ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Jane Goodall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
In the Shadow of Man
NERFINISHED
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Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 4 years ⓘ |
| endDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
animal behavior
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ethology ⓘ primatology ⓘ |
| impactOnScience |
influenced debates on innate aggression
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influenced theories of the evolution of human warfare ⓘ |
| involvedCommunity |
Kahama community
NERFINISHED
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Kasakela community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedSpecies |
Pan troglodytes
NERFINISHED
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chimpanzee ⓘ |
| location | Gombe Stream National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
gradual elimination of rival community members
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systematic male coalition attacks on isolated individuals ⓘ |
| numberOfCommunities | 2 ⓘ |
| observationalMethod | long-term field observation ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jane Goodall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCause |
community fission
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territorial expansion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
chimpanzee territoriality
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coalitionary killing ⓘ intergroup violence ⓘ primate aggression ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Kahama community
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territorial gain for Kasakela community ⓘ |
| significance |
challenged views of human uniqueness in warfare
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first documented chimpanzee intergroup war ⓘ provided evidence of organized violence in nonhuman primates ⓘ |
| startDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Gombe Stream chimpanzee research area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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