Orangutan seen using medicinal plants to heal a wound for first time ever

Scientists witnessed an orangutan treating his wounds with medicinal plants, showing human-like behavior

Rakus, a Sumatran orangutan living in Indonesia, chewed medicinal leaves and applied them to his own facial wound to speed healing.ARMAS/SUAQ PROJECTFor the first time, scientists observed a wild animal treating its own wound with a medicinal plant.A Sumatran orangutan, chewed up liana leaves and applied them to his wound. It healed in five days.This never-before-seen behavior goes to show just how similar we are to our primate cousins.Rakus the…

This is reportedly the first time an animal has been shown to be able to heal its own wounds with a medicinal plant.

In a First, an Orangutan Healed His Own Wound Using a Known Medicinal Plant

The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore within days

An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant

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The wound in cancer has closed within days and is completely healed within a month, researchers say.