according to a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports. This marks the first time that wound-treating behavior has been seen in orangutans and the first time that any animal has been observed ...
but ants have been observed eating normally unwanted foods that ward off fungal infections. The new findings about orangutan behavior demonstrate how little we know about ape intelligence.
But a wild orangutan recently displayed ... during or after puberty to establish new homes. So it’s also possible Rakus may have learned this behavior from his relatives, but given observers ...
The study of our primate cousins has revealed many of them have remarkably advanced behaviors, but a new observation ... for Animal Behavior, has a long-term project that observes orangutans ...
Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented. Rakus, a male ...
Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented ... The observation ...
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Researchers observed a wild orangutan in Sumatra treating a facial wound with a plant known for its healing properties, marking the first documented case of such behavior in a wild animal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan ... behavior. “It’s a single observation,” said Emory University biologist Jacobus de Roode, who was not involved in the study. “But often we learn about ...
The discovery will “provide new insights into the origins of human wound care.” To me, the behavior of the orangutan sounded ...