A wild orangutan was seen treating a wound with a plant known for its medicinal qualities, marking the first such observation in a wild animal. Although there are documented cases of animals self-medicating, until now, there had been no known instances of animals using medicinal plants to treat the
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Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn't yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.