Scientists from the University of Oxford have discovered that wild chimpanzees appear to 'self-medicate' using medicinal plants such as tree bark and leaves.

Wild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists.

Animals from primates to bees have been found to self-medicate in one form or another — and great apes are no exception. One day, plants consumed by gorillas may provide new avenues for drug ...

A multitude of plants were used to heal various ailments. Essentially, chimpanzees were utilizing plant remedies akin to those of ancient humans as their form of self-care.

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.

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research ...

Scientists studying chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest of Uganda noticed the creatures seem to be administering a sort of first aid. Wild chimps are specifically seeking out plants with medicinal ...

Wild chimpanzees seen giving ‘first aid’ to each other with medicinal plants Footage shows chimpanzees using leaves with antibacterial properties to dab on open wounds ...

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 ...

A multitude of plants were used to heal various ailments. Essentially, chimpanzees were utilizing plant remedies akin to those of ancient humans as their form of self-care.

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research ...