![]() ![]() Cowed by the superior strength and numbers of the Kalande, as well as a few violent skirmishes along their border, the Kasakela quickly gave up much of their new territory. With the Kahama gone, the Kasakela territory now butted up directly against the territory of another chimpanzee community, called the Kalande. These territorial gains were not permanent, however. Sniff, too, fell to the Kasakela war band. Of the females from Kahama, one was killed, two went missing, and three were beaten and kidnapped by the Kasakela males. The Kasakela then succeeded in taking over the Kahama's former territory. The last remaining Kahama male, the young Sniff, survived for over a year. For some time it seemed as if he might escape into a new community or be welcomed back to the Kasakelas, but there was no such luck. Without a chance to strike back, Charlie was killed next. After his death, Willy Wally disappeared and was never found. However, his kindness was not reciprocated and he was killed. Only three Kahama males remained: Charlie, Sniff, and Willy Wally, who was crippled from polio. Throughout the war, Goliath had been relatively friendly with the Kasakela neighbors when encounters occurred. The Gombe Chimpanzee war was heavily documented with an amazing synopsis on the Wikipediaįirst blood was drawn by the Kasakela community on January 7, 1974, when a party of six adult Kasakela males consisting of Humphrey, Figan, Jomeo, Sherry, Evered, and Rodolf ambushed the isolated Kahama male Godi while he was feeding on a tree. This was the first time that any of the chimpanzees had been seen to deliberately kill a fellow male chimp. After they had slain Godi, the victorious chimps celebrated boisterously, throwing and dragging branches with hoots and screams.Īfter Godi fell, De was taken out next, and then Hugh. Later on came the elderly Goliath. This was the first time she had been shown the dark side of Chimpanzee behavior. This war actually was quite traumatizing to famed primatologist Jane Goodall. The Gombe Chimpanzee was a conflict that took place from 1974-1978 with mass casualties on both sides. This is the first interspecies primate war ever seen but not the first Chimpanzee war ever recorded. Gorillas are gentle giants that spend their day foraging and lounging, while chimps have been known to engage in advanced almost military-like conflict with other groups. Primatologists have always commented that Chimps are much more warlike than Gorillas. ![]() ![]() It's hard to imagine that the larger Gorillas would be overpowered by the Chimps but the Chimps vastly outnumbered the Gorillas. The researchers commented that the two species were sometimes playful and relaxed toward each other but one day the chimpanzees went "Apeshit" and decided to go on a murder rampage on an outnumbered group of gorillas. On July 22nd researchers in the Loango National Park observed a violent encounter between a troop of Chimpanzees and a band of Gorillas. ![]()
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