New Scientist: Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant
An orangutan has been seen applying the leaves of a plant commonly used in traditional medicine to a cut on its face, seemingly to hasten healing. It is the first case in the scientific record of a ...
A facial wound is seen , on Rakus, a wild male Sumatran orangutan in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, two days before he applied chewed leaves from a medicinal plant, left, and on ...
The Hill: A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, ...
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo has some exciting news: one of its orangutans is expecting. In a social media post Wednesday morning, Henry Doorly shared that a 26-year-old Bornean ...
(Gray News) - There’s a new baby animal for guests to meet at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. The zoo announced on Facebook that a baby Bornean orangutan was born on June 21 to parents Yasmin and ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Meet Milwaukee's Animals: Tommy the orangutan is a second-generation Milwaukeean at the zoo
Meet Milwaukee's Animals: Tommy the orangutan is a second-generation Milwaukeean at the zoo