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Chimpanzees seen self-medicating with healing plants when sick or injured
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe chimpanzee was sick. It had diarrhea and tapeworms - not unusual for a wild chimpanzee in the...
Wild Chimpanzees Found To Treat Illnesses With Medicinal Plants
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoChimpanzees afflicted with illness consume tree bark, dead wood, and ferns known for their...
Chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to treat ailments, study finds
CBS News· 4 days agoChimpanzees in the wild use medicinal plants to treat their injuries or illnesses, according to a...
Little Chimpanzee’s Adorable Laughter After Being Tickled Is Positively Contagious
PetHelpful via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTheir laughter is contagious and most of the time it'll make you laugh too! Lwiro Primates shared a...
Michael Jackson's chimpanzee Bubbles is living the good life
Rolling Out· 9 hours agoMichael Jackson rescued his primate pal from a Texas research facility. Since 2005, Bubbles has been...
The Y Chromosome Is Rapidly Evolving Faster Than the X Chromosome in Humans
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNew research reveals rapid changes in the Y chromosome across humans and Great Apes, uncovering...
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
BBC News· 4 days agoWild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists. When an injured animal...
Chimpanzees Have Learned to Doctor Themselves
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSome primates have learned to use rudimentary medicine. In May, researchers observed orangutans chewing up medicinal leaves and then applying the juice...
Chimpanzees Self-Medicate With Antibiotic Plants From The Forest Pharmacy
IFLScience· 4 days agoChimpanzees intentionally seek out medicinal plants with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory...
Chimps helping scientists find plants that have potential to become medicines
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoOxford scientists have identified 13 plants that have potent wound-healing and infection-fighting...
