Female Orangutan Had Male 'Hired Gun' In First Such Witnessed Orangutan Killing
  • 8 years ago
A recent study describes an unusual incident among orangutans in Borneo where a younger female was seen bringing in a male accomplice during a fight with an older female; the victim’s injuries were so extensive, she died two weeks later.

An unusual animal attack in Borneo has been described in a new study. 
According to one researcher, it is “the first observed case of female-female lethal aggression in orangutans.”
Making the situation even more unique is the fact that the female perpetrator named Kondor solicited a male’s help in injuring the victim Sidony who died soon after. 
The incident occurred in July 2014 when Kondor attacked Sidony with whom there had b