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HN comment orderAlong the same lines (but with a different species) the story of the Mapoogo lion coalition is fascinating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapogo_lion_coalition It has been made into a fascinating documentary: Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Blood-Lions-Sabi-Sand/dp/B07... (you can also find the video online for free if you search for it)
This is important also for our initially skeptical reaction to it. The fact that humans assumed that apes would never war shows the prevalence of the "noble savage" myth even among scientists. The noble savage myth in turn is a modern (post-Renaissance) secularized version of "the fall" described in Genesis and other ancient religious myths. The idea is that God -- being good -- would never have intended nature to be full of violence and deception. In theology this is…
Reposting this for comparison in light of the Ugandan chimpanzee war. Another multi-year war between members who were originally part of the same tribe.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 318
- Total comments
- 68
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-19 | The Gombe Chimpanzee WarFirst breakout | gwern | 134 | 30 |
| 2018-06-21 | Gombe Chimpanzee War | jfroma | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-09-02 | Gombe Chimpanzee War | tehnub | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-09-09 | Gombe Chimpanzee WarBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | niklasbuschmann | 138 | 37 |
| 2021-06-13 | Gombe Chimpanzee War | belter | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-07-07 | Gombe Chimpanzee War | laplacesdemon48 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022-03-07 | Gombe Chimpanzee War | avodonosov | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-04-01 | Gombe Chimpanzee War | mpweiher | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-12-12 | Gombe Chimpanzee War | popcalc | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-02-09 | Gombe Chimpanzee War | thunderbong | 6 | 0 |
| 2024-10-06 | The Gombe Chimpanzee War | creamyhorror | 10 | 0 |
| 2026-04-11 | The Gombe Chimpanzee War | creamyhorror | 3 | 1 |