Psychology Program Presents

The Chimpanzees of Ngogo: New Realities After the Great Divide

Chimpanzees are a highly complex, social, and endangered species, wild-living only in a narrow band of equatorial Africa. In 2016 the Ngogo chimpanzee community of western Uganda was the largest in the world: more than 220 individuals living peacefully together. Over the last six years, researchers have witnessed the shocking and deadly division of the community into two factions, making enemies of long-time friends and brothers. This talk explores how species-typical chimpanzee social ecology and changes in natural environment contribute to a war-like phenomenon that, while personally and professionally distressing for human observers, is fascinating and instructive in its own right.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium

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