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It’s the first scientific record of a wild animal healing a wound using a plant with known medicinal properties. The findings were published this week in Scientific Reports 1.

Researchers observe a wild orangutan applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild animal. May 02, 2024. Behavioral Biology. Even though there is evidence of certain ...

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, scientists ...

But they had never seen a wild animal applying a plant to a wound. Dr Laumer says it is possible that it was the first time Rakus had done this type of treatment.

Wild Ken Hill is a conservation and sustainable farming project on the west coast of Norfolk. A conservation project that hosted the BBC's The Watches has boosted plant diversity, a report said.

The nonprofit group Wild Ones offers a free library of designs, with plants specific to your area — and you don’t have to be a member to use it.