Wild orangutan observed treating wound with medicinal plant for first time
by Nilima Marshall
May 02, 2024
3 minutes
Scientists have, for the first time, observed an orangutan treating a wound with a plant known to have pain-relieving properties.
Biologists witnessed a wild male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) in Indonesia, chewing the leaves of a climbing plant known as Akar Kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria) and applying the juicy mixture to a wound on his right cheek.
The team said its findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, could
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