Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine
Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine
www.bbc.com Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine
It is the first time a creature in the wild has been seen using a medicinal plant to treat a wound.
A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists.
It is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant.
After researchers saw Rakus applying the plant poultice to his face, the wound closed up and healed in a month.
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