AZ Central12h
Orangutan heals face wound using medicinal plant in Indonesia in documented first
The male primate applied a paste made from the poultice plant on his cheek, eventually closing the large wound up, according ...
KUOW5d
Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say
It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.
In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant
A wounded orangutan was seen self-medicating with a plant known to relieve pain. It's the first time an animal has been ...
Yahoo6d
Orangutan heals face wound using plant medicine in Indonesia in documented first
The male primate applied a paste made from the poultice plant on his cheek, eventually closing the large wound up, according to research published Thursday at the Scientific Reports journal. A month ...
Nature7d
‘Orangutan, heal thyself’: First wild animal seen using medicinal plant
An orangutan in Sumatra surprised scientists when he was seen treating an open wound on his cheek with a poultice made from a ...