If you thought office politics was messy, wait till you hear what’s happening deep inside Uganda’s forests, where chimpanzees have apparently decided to reinvent human-style drama… with extra violence.

In Uganda’s Kibale National Park, a once chill gang of about 200 chimpanzees has split into two rival factions and is now locked in what scientists are straight-up calling a “civil war.” Watch the clipping below:

Yes, not a food fight, an actual, organised, long-running jungle war. For nearly two decades, these chimps lived like one big happy WhatsApp family group, grooming each other, hanging out, sharing territory.

Then, somewhere around 2015, things got awkward. Cliques formed. Alliances shifted. Senior “peacemaker” chimps died. And suddenly… boom, group chat muted, friendships over.

By 2018, the squad had officially split into two: the Western gang and the Central gang. And unlike humans, they didn’t just unfollow each other, they launched coordinated attacks.

We’re talking full-on ambush tactics. The smaller group reportedly stalks isolated rivals like seasoned assassins, attacking, beating, and sometimes even targeting infants (yes, it’s as brutal as it sounds).

At least 24 chimpanzees have been killed in these raids, with the real number likely higher because… well, no CCTV in the jungle.

And here’s the wildest part: these aren’t strangers. These are chimps who used to hang out together. Imagine going from sharing snacks to planning each other’s downfall. That escalated quickly.

Scientists say this isn’t random chaos, it’s disturbingly organised. Think territory control, power struggles, alliance-building… basically, Game of Thrones: Jungle Edition.

What triggered this furry fallout? A mix of leadership changes, internal competition, maybe even disease outbreaks, aka the chimp version of “office restructuring gone wrong.”

Experts are now slightly concerned (and mildly shaken), because this shows that the roots of war might not be uniquely human after all.

Turns out, our closest relatives are just as capable of turning from “besties” to “battle mode.” Moral of the story?

Whether it’s humans or chimps , give it enough politics, power struggles, and missing leadership… and things can go absolutely bananas.