May 14 (UPI) --New research sheds light on how chimpanzees self-medicate wounds with plants and provide aid to other chimps.A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.

Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants - in multiple ways - to treat open wounds and other injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the ...

Watch: Chimpanzees Administer First Aid To Each Other Using Plants The new study builds on last year's discovery, where it was found that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.

Primatologist Elodie Freymann arrived in Uganda’s Budongo Forest in 2021 to observe the chimpanzees there and learn more about their ability to self-medicate with healing plants.

Chimpanzees are not the only species that engage in self-care using natural remedies. Several animals have been observed using plants and minerals to treat ailments.

Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using plants to treat open wounds and tend to each other's injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research ...

Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants - in multiple ways - to treat open wounds and other injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the ...

There were 41 cases of care recorded, seven of which were caring for others, and 34 cases were self-care. All chimpanzees mentioned in the data recovered from their wounds, but researchers admit ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research ...