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An orangutan spotted self-medicating - Science with Belinda Smith
Publisher |
ABC Podcasts
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
May 02, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:05:29

A Sumatran orangutan was seen self-medicating, smearing chewed-up leaves onto an open sore on its face. 

Researchers say it's the first known example of a wild animal using a medicinal plant to treat a wound. So how did it learn this behaviour?

Guest: Belinda Smith, ABC science reporter 

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