Scientists watch orangutan treat its own wound with medicinal plant for the first time

May 3rd 2024 4:36am EDT

Scientists have observed a wild orangutan applying medicine to his own wound in a world’s first. A Sumatran orangutan, named Rakus, was seen chewing up leaves of a medicinal plant, create a pulp and administering the substance on an injury near his eye. Not only were scientists amazed that the orangutan knew the plant had […]

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