Plants & animals biotechnology articles
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Orangutan seen treating wound using plant as medicine in first for wild animals
A wild orangutan was seen rubbing the mash of a medicinal plant in his wound, scientists reported Thursday. Why it matters: It's believed to...
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First report of wound treatment by a wild animal using a pain-relieving plant
Even though there is evidence of certain self-medication behaviors in animals, so far it has never been known that animals treat their wounds with healing plants.
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Orangutan becomes first wild animal seen using medicinal plants to heal a wound
An orangutan named Rakus is the first wild animal seen to use medicinal plants to heal themselves, by applying the leaves to a wound.