Orangutans: Lethal aggression between females
Saturday, February 6, 2016 - 20:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have for the first time witnessed the death of a female orangutan at the hands of another female. Even more extraordinary is that the perpetrator recruited a male orangutan as a hired gun to help her corner and attack the victim. Before this observation, lethal fights between females had never been observed in orangutans; […]