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Orangutan self-medicates using wild plants, wound heals in a month

Researchers witnessed Rakus, an adult male orangutan, utilising the leaves of Fibraurea tinctoria, locally known as Akar Kuning, to treat a wound on his right cheek.

May 03, 2024 / 13:44 IST
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Rakus's wound healed efficiently within a month. (Photo: AP)
Rakus's wound healed efficiently within a month. (Photo: AP)
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first published: May 3, 2024 01:44 pm

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