Scientists have spotted an orangutan using medicinal plants to tend to its own wounds. A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was observed by German and Indonesian scientists chewing up the leaves ...
Gayathri Vaidyanathan. "‘Orangutan, heal thyself': First wild animal seen using medicinal plant." Nature. May 2, 2024 Dennis Thompson. "An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant." Health Day.
Says animal physiologist and study co-author Andreas Nieder: “When faced with a set of three objects and asked, ‘How many?’ ...
The term zoopharmacognosy – “animal medicine knowledge” – was invented in 1987.
Researchers observed a wild orangutan in Sumatra treating a facial wound with a plant known for its healing properties, marking the first documented case of such behavior in a wild animal.
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Adrienne Mayor, Stanford University (THE CONVERSATION) When a wild orangutan in ...