Scientists observe for the first time an orangutan treat its own wound with a medicinal plant
A monkey named Rakus smeared medicinal leaf juice and pulp on a facial wound. Less than a month later, the wound was healed and left virtually no scarring. This is the first time scientists have seen an orangutan heal itself in this way. READ MORE: Orangutans use hammers to crack crazy without learning how
Scientists observed a wild orangutan applying medicine to its own wound as part of a world premiere.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">A Sumatran orangutan, named Rakus, was seen chewing leaves of a medicinal plant, creating a pulp and administering the substance to a wound near its eye.Not only were the scientists surprised that the orangutan knew that the plant had medicinal powers, but the sight of a monkey tending his wounds had never been seen before.
After two months, the wound was healed and the The orangutan's face showed few signs that it had ever been injured.
The surprising sighting was made in the Gunung Leuser National Park in South Aceh, Indonesia, last summer.
Scientists observed a wild orangutan applying medicine to its own wound as part of a world premiere.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">A Sumatran orangutan, named Rakus, was seen chewing leaves of a medicinal plant, creating a pulp and administering the substance to a wound near its eye.Not only were the scientists surprised that the orangutan knew that the plant had medicinal powers, but the sight of a monkey tending his wounds had never been seen before.
After two months, the wound was healed and the The orangutan's face showed few signs that it had ever been injured.
The surprising sighting was made in the Gunung Leuser National Park in South Aceh, Indonesia, last summer.
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