‘The most violent attack ever documented’: Five female bonobos kill a male, challenging beliefs about the species’ peaceful nature

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https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-10-22/the-most-violent-attack-ever-documented-five-female-bonobos-kill-a-male-challenging-beliefs-about-the-species-peaceful-nature.html

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HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

A similar case occurred years ago, but it was less well documented. The primatologist notes that they can only speculate about the motives: “Why doesn’t infanticide occur within the group among bonobos? Because this is what happens if a male tries it.”

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- njm1314@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
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bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Sounds like someone got caught

In all seriousness, holy shit

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fire86743@lemmygrad.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Still more peaceful than humans.

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