Orangutans: Lethal aggression between females
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 12:06
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.