Not that there was much left of that myth, anyway.


"Chimpanzees will kill to conquer territory, study finds"
Los Angeles Times

Chimpanzees are willing to attack and kill chimps from neighboring
groups in an effort to expand their territory, according to scientists
who have studied a primate colony in Uganda for 10 years.

The chimp behavior could shed light on the evolutionary roots of human
cooperation, the researchers said in a study published online Monday in
the journal Current Biology. Other experts said it could help explain
the origins of human warfare.

Primatologists have long known that chimpanzees band together in
single-file lines to silently patrol the border between two communities.
If they come across an unfamiliar male, they will attack him with their
teeth, take turns jumping on his body and pull off his testicles. If
they encounter an unfamiliar female with a baby, they will rip it out of
her hands and kill it, sometimes cannibalizing the infant.

rest of story at
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/...,6055646.story


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