The outbreak of the war came as a disturbing shock to Goodall, who had previously considered chimpanzees to be, although similar to human beings, "rather 'nicer '". Eventually hostilities died down and the regular order of things was restored. Furthermore, when they moved back northward, the Kasakela were harassed by Mitumba foragers, who also outnumbered the Kasakela community. Cowed by the superior strength and numbers of the Kalande, as well as a few violent skirmishes along their border, the Kasakela quickly gave up much of their new territory. With the Kahama gone, the Kasakela territory now butted up directly against the territory of another chimpanzee community, called the Kalande. These territorial gains were not permanent, however. The Kasakela then succeeded in taking over the Kahama's former territory. Of the females from Kahama, one was killed, two went missing, and three were beaten and kidnapped by the Kasakela males. Sniff, too, fell to the Kasakela war band. For some time it seemed as if he might escape into a new community or be welcomed back to the Kasakelas, but this did not occur. The last remaining Kahama male, the young Sniff, survived for over a year. After his death, Willy Wally disappeared and was never found. Without a chance to strike back, Charlie was killed next.
Only three Kahama males remained: Charlie, Sniff, and Willy Wally, who was crippled from polio.
However, his kindness was not reciprocated and he was killed. Throughout the war, Goliath had been relatively friendly with the Kasakela neighbors when encounters occurred. After they had slain Godi, the victorious chimpanzees celebrated boisterously, throwing and dragging branches with hoots and screams.Īfter Godi fell, De was taken out next, and then Hugh. This was the first time that any of the chimpanzees had been seen to deliberately kill a fellow male chimpanzee. The Kasakela males consisted of Figan, Satan, Sherry, Evered, Rodolf, Jomeo, and Humphrey.įirst blood was drawn by the Kasakela community on January 7, 1974, when a party of six adult Kasakela males consisting of Humphrey, Figan, Jomeo, Sherry, Evered, and Rodolf ambushed the isolated Kahama male Godi while he was feeding on a tree. Evidence of territorialism was first documented once Goodall followed the chimpanzees in their feeding situations, noting their aggressive territorial behavior, but she did not foresee the upcoming conflict.Īfter the secession of the Kasakela community, the newly formed Kahama were led by the brother duo Hugh and Charlie, with the other males being Godi, De, Goliath, and the young Sniff. The term Kasakela refers to one of three areas of research in the central valley with the Kasakela in the north, the Kakombe, and the Mkenke to the south. The chimpanzees roamed across these hills in territorial communities, which divided the chimpanzees into parties ranging from one to 40 members. The site itself is composed of steep slopes of open woodland, rising above stream valleys lush with riverine forest. The park is located in the lower region of the Kakombe Valley, and is known for its primate research opportunities first taken advantage of by researcher Jane Goodall, who served as the director of the Gombe Stream Research Centre.
Prior to the four-year war, before it became a national park, Gombe Stream National Park was known as the Gombe Stream Research Centre. Feeding station where Goodall used to feed the Gombe chimpanzees
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