The 'warrior apes': Shocking footage reveals 200 strong gang of Ugandan chimpanzees hunting down and eating monkeys and even beating up their own members

• New documentary discovery reveals life of Ngogo chimpanzees more than 23 years
• They are the largest community of chimpanzees known and most brutal
• Clips show them violently hunting to feed and fight the enemies andtheir own
• But it also shows that they can be gentle with each other, showing their complexity

Little by little, the Ngogo chimpanzees shot their way upward.

With a community of more than 200 members in the Ugandan rain forest Ngogo chimpanzees are supposed to be the most brutal troupe in the world, often lead to violent attacks on the neighboring tribesto expand their territory.

A new documentary of Discovery provided a captivating glimpse of the lives of these "warrior monkeys", follows the band for 23 years toreveal their humanoid complexity as chimpanzees Hunt, fight and support.

In a shocking clip, several chimpanzees sees cooperating to bring down a monkey - and more by dividing kill her between them.

A new Discovery documentary has provided a glimpse into the lives of these ‘warrior apes,’ following the group for 23 years to reveal their human-like complexity as the chimps hunt, fight, and support each other. One of the chimps is pictured after killing a monkey

The researchers observed chimpanzees at Ngogo, Kibale, Uganda National Park for decades, watching as they are a population of 142 in 1996 to more than 200 today.

Even 20 years ago, their number was "much more than the larger community, already known anywhere" David Watts, Co-Director of thechimpanzee Ngogo project, explains in the video.

While it was once thought that chimpanzees can only resort to hunting when they are hungry - if there is not enough fruit autour - observations revealed that the truth is exactly "the opposite."

Disturbing footage shows several males hunting a monkey, cooperating to corner it up in a tree and grab it from behind. ‘Each took an arm or a leg, and they literally started drawing and quartering this monkey [as if to say] “Here’s a leg – it’s yours,”’ Watts says in the documentary.

Disturbing footage shows several males in hunting a monkey, cooperating for corner it upward in a tree and grab her by behind.

And, once they had captured and killed their prey, chimpanzees divvied up the meal.

"Everyone has had an arm or a leg, and they literally started drawingand this monkey cantonment [as if to say]"Here's a leg - it's yours,"'Watts says in the documentary."

Another clip shocking shows chimpanzees snood upward on a member of their own group, beating and him kick.

Despite their often brutal nature, found Ngogo chimpanzees also show many a softer side. Two in particular, named Hare and Ellington,were often seen spending time together

But the victim finally escapes the attack, withdrawing into a tree.

Despite their often brutal nature, found Ngogo chimpanzees also show many a softer side.

Two in particular, named Hare and Ellington, were often seen spending time together.

"The fact that these killers can also be very peaceful quiet cooperative, very - I just think it shows the complexity of these animals are, and they are really similar to humans ', one of the researchers noted in the documentary.

And when Ellington died, researchers observed changes in Hare, whosuggested that there was"depressed," as it has ceased to be one of the most social members of the Group and can often be seen "searching for his longtime friend.

THE NGOGO CHIMPS

Chimpanzees at Ngogo National Park of Kibale in Uganda are the largest community of chimpanzees known.

In 1996, researchers have estimated the population at about 142 members.

Now, the Group has grown to 204 and much increased their territory.

"In 10 years they had killed so many members of this community of neighbor that they had reduced strength coalitionary of this neighboring group to a point where our chimpanzees could simply move", oneof the researchers explained in the documentary.