Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan
Abstract Although self-medication in non-human animals is often difficult to document systematically due to the difficulty of predicting its occurrence, there is widespread evidence of such behaviors as whole leaf swallowing, bitter pith chewing, and fur rubbing in African great apes, orangutans, wh...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-05-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58988-7 |