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DiscoveriesOrangutan treats wound with medicinal plant: A first for great apes
Wound care behaviors have been documented in some animals, the deliberate use of plants with healing properties remained unseen – until now
Joshua Shavit![](https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2024/07/95ac29_be8efb6300c447f0b984ca052b3a9ec7mv2.jpeg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
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Wound care behaviors have been documented in some animals, the deliberate use of plants with healing properties remained unseen – until now
Joshua Shavit