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Study Documents Rare Chimpanzee Community Split and Years of Lethal Raids

The case suggests shifting relationships can drive polarization and deadly collective violence.

Science Study Documents Rare Chimpanzee Community Split With Sustained Lethal Attacks

Bull Sharks Form Selective Social Bonds, Study Finds

Study Ties Severed Orca Fins to Resident Whales, Points to Bigg’s Predation

Spider Monkeys Use Shifting Subgroups to Share Food Knowledge, Study Finds

Herzog’s Viral Penguin Clip Co-Opted by White House, Mocked for Greenland Gaffe

Major Review Finds Same-Sex Sexual Behavior Common in Primates, Linked to Social and Environmental Pressures

Strong Male Alliances Linked to Slower Biological Aging in Dolphins, Study Finds

Mountain Gorilla Study Finds Alliances, Not Strength, Define Social Ranks

Female Mountain Gorillas Use Long-Term Bonds to Navigate Group Transfers

PLOS One Confirms First Mixed-Species Dinosaur Herd and Spurs New Tracksite Discoveries

Endangered Przewalski’s Foal Flourishes With Pony Surrogate and Readies for Herd Introduction

Wild Nematode Towers Reveal Collective Dispersal Strategy

Nematodes Assemble Living Towers to Hitchhike on Insects

Superb Starlings Form Long-Term Reciprocal Bonds Beyond Kin

Rare Super Pod of 1,500 Dolphins Captured on Video Off California Coast

Male Elephants Use Complex Rumbles to Coordinate Group Movements