Chimpanzees in multiple locations have been observed chewing on the shoots of bitter-tasting plants to soothe their stomachs.

A wounded orangutan was seen self-medicating with a plant known to relieve pain. It's the first time an animal has been ...

For the first time, scientists observed a primate in the wild treating a wound with a plant that has medicinal properties.

In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight ...

In the early 1960s, for instance, famed primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall first described the presence of whole ...

In a rare observed case of self-treatment in a wild animal, scientists documented an orangutan applying a medicinal plant to ...

There have been several previous reports of great apes attempting to medicate themselves in other ways. Gorillas, chimpanzees ...

Jane Goodall defied conventional scientific methods by immersing herself in the jungle, which led to groundbreaking ...

Dracaena cantleyi is used by indigenous people to treat sore muscles and joint pain. Chimpanzees have been known to chew the ...

Apes used in animal testing often display symptoms of psychological trauma. Wildlife sanctuaries are helping them recover.

Scientists were already aware that great apes used medicine to try to heal themselves. In the 1960s biologist Jane Goodall ...

Sheri Speede has devoted her life to saving animals as a veterinarian in Portland. But she has a special place in her heart ...