What does the Gombe Chimpanzee War say about our past? | The Gombe Chimpanzee War 1974-1978

The Gombe Chimpanzee War

The conflict happened from 1974-1978 between two communities of chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, the namesake of the war.

Before we go any further, we can extrapolate quite a bit from this very simple bit of information about Chimpanzees.

1. Another species is engaging in what we would describe only as "war"
2. Another species is capable of pre-meditated genocide
3. Another species has the mental capability to strategically plan the extermination of a rival tribe.
4. Another species has what we would describe as "tribes"

But what does this say about humankind? Assuming we share a common ancestor - could this war be an indicator of a commonality between our two species that is far more ancient than we expected? Let's take a look and see.

Sources:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...
https://www.newscientist.com/article/...
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/201508...
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