Killer ape theory - Wikipedia
WEBThe killer ape theory or killer ape hypothesis is the theory that war and interpersonal aggression was the driving force behind human evolution. It was originated by Raymond Dart in the 1950s; it was developed further in African Genesis by Robert Ardrey in 1961.
Deadly violence a natural tendency in chimps, study finds
WEBSep 18, 2014 · Data collected from 18 chimpanzee research sites and four focused on bonobos show not only that the two groups are different, but that chimps engage in violent and sometimes lethal behavior regardless of human effects on local ecology. The study is described in a Sept. 18 paper in Nature.
No ‘Hippie Ape’: Bonobos Are Often Aggressive, Study Finds
WEBApr 12, 2024 · The new analysis, based on 9,300 hours of observations on 12 male bonobos and 14 male chimpanzees, found that bonobos committed aggressive acts 2.8 times as frequently as the chimpanzees did ...
Chimps are naturally violent, study suggests | Live Science
WEBNov 8, 2022 · Chimpanzees are inherently violent, reports a study spanning five decades that included observations of apes such as this one in the Goualougo Triangle in the Republic of Congo.
Lethal coalitionary attacks of chimpanzees - Nature
WEBJul 19, 2021 · We discuss these observations in light of the two most widely accepted theoretical explanations for interspecific lethal violence, predation and competition, and combinations of the...
Lethal chimpanzee attacks on gorillas seen for first time in the wild - CNN
WEBJul 22, 2021 · Chimpanzees ’ lethal attacks on gorillas in the wild have been observed for the first time, a team of researchers has said. Experts observing dozens of chimps at Loango National Park in Gabon ...
The most violent chimp war of all time was about the same
WEBJun 13, 2018 · Some 25 years into her long observation of chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park, primatologist Jane Goodall witnessed a unique and unsettling event: a permanent splinter of the ...
Peace-loving bonobos are more aggressive than we thought
WEBApr 12, 2024 · Peace-loving bonobos are more aggressive than we thought. Scientists were surprised at just how often the males of the species lash out at each other. Some experts suggest females may play a ...
Nature of war: Chimps inherently violent; Study ... - ScienceDaily
WEBSep 17, 2014 · A team of 30 ape researchers assembled extensive data sets spanning five decades of research gathered from 18 chimpanzee communities experiencing varying degrees of human influence.
The Aggressive Apes? Causes and Contexts of Great Ape
WEBDec 18, 2015 · This chapter reviews the complexities of human–great ape interactions, and examines the context and causes of ape attacks, including assessment of species differences in propensity to direct aggression towards humans. Physical attacks on people by wild great apes in Africa and Asia are overall rare.