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Sick and injured chimpanzees self-medicate using medicinal plants, researchers have found. Wild chimps in Uganda have been filmed seeking out and eating plants with antibacterial and anti ...
Observers have long suspected that chimpanzees use plants to self-medicate. Now, a new paper published last week in the journal PLOS ONE offers more evidence in support of this idea.
Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says. ... Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants. 20 June 2024. Share Save. Victoria Gill.
Sick and injured chimpanzees self-medicate using medicinal plants, researchers have found. Wild chimps in Uganda have been filmed seeking out and eating plants with antibacterial and anti ...
May 14 (UPI) --New research sheds light on how chimpanzees self-medicate wounds with plants and provide aid to other chimps.A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and ...
Watch: Chimpanzees Administer First Aid To Each Other Using Plants The new study builds on last year's discovery, where it was found that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.
Chimpanzees are not the only species that engage in self-care using natural remedies. Several animals have been observed using plants and minerals to treat ailments.
Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says. ... Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants. Image source, Elodie Freymann.
Wild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists. ... Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants ...
Wild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists. They described their “detective work” in the forests of Uganda ...