Rakus, a Sumatran orangutan, used juice and leaves of a medicinal plant for weeks until his face wound was healed. It wasn’t a part of his diet, and his behavior was clearly deliberate, so...

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Rakus, a Sumatran orangutan, used juice and leaves of a medicinal plant for weeks until his face wound was healed. It wasn’t a part of his diet, and his behavior was clearly deliberate, so the scientists believed he may have discovered the plant’s healing properties by accident.


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jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Additional info on this:

Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists [Will Dunham | May 2, 2024 | Reuters]

https://www.reuters.com/science/orangutans-use-medicinal-plant-treat-wound-intrigues-scientists-2024-05-02/

Stitch0815@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y

Interessting if true. However I would not trust Russia Today as far as I can shit, which is not far most of the days.