Primates are capable of tending to wounds using medicinal plants, a new case report says.
This is the first documented case of a primate applying a known naturally occurring medicinal substance to a wound, researchers said.
Rakus' behavior shows “it is possible that there exists a common underlying mechanism for the recognition and application of substances with medical or functional properties to wounds” between primates and humans, Schuppli said. Rakus started treating his wound with the vine three days after he sustained his injury, researchers said.
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