“It went shit… nothing but a tirade of insults,” one European official said, adding Trump “apparently threatened to do just about anything.”

Source: POLITICO

🔘 One giant chimp community of ~200 split into two warring factions in 2015 — and they've been at war ever since.

🔘 The cause wasn't food or resources — social bonds simply collapsed after key "bridge" members of the group died.

🔘 The smaller side started it — The Western group was much smaller than the Central group, yet it initiated all the attacks. The underdog is the aggressor.

🔘 Between 2018 and 2024, researchers witnessed Western adults kill 7 males and 17 infants from the Central group. Infant killing appears to be a deliberate tactic.

🔘 Chimpanzees who had long cooperated and bonded turned on one another after the split. New group identities overrode cooperative relationships that had existed for years.

🔘 The lead researcher argues that if human conflicts boil down to maintaining social networks like chimps, then peace efforts focused on cultural diplomacy may miss the most important point — nurturing actual friendships that connect people.