Article 6MH7X Wild Orangutan Observed Using First Aid on a Wound in a Scientific First

Wild Orangutan Observed Using First Aid on a Wound in a Scientific First

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Ed Cara
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Humans aren't the only primates with a medicine cabinet, it seems. In a new paper published today, scientists document a male orangutan named Rakus using a plant with known medicinal properties to help heal his facial wound. While there have been other recent accounts of animals using medicine in the wild, this...

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