A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was observed ... in Germany and the Universitas Nasional in Indonesia observed this new behavior in June 2022 at the Suaq Balimbing research area in ...
Scientists have spotted an orangutan using medicinal plants to tend to its own wounds.A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was observed by German and Indonesian scientists chewing up the leaves of a ...
Says animal physiologist and study co-author Andreas Nieder: “When faced with a set of three objects and asked, ‘How many?’ ...
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 ...
which left him with a particularly bad face wound in the form of a bad gash near his right eye.Officials followed Rakus around for the next few days and observed some bizarre behavior for an ape ...
The discovery will “provide new insights into the origins of human wound care.” To me, the behavior of the orangutan sounded ...
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.
On Sunday June 2 at 11am the name of Prague Zoo’s new baby male Sumatran orangutan which had been ... Director of the Prague Zoo, Miroslav Bobek observed “This year is the year of an absolutely ...
“Orangutan males disperse from their natal area during or after puberty over long distances to either establish a new home range in another area or are moving between other’s home ranges,” said ...
The discovery will “provide new insights into the origins of human wound care.” To me, the behavior of the orangutan sounded ... and past cultures who observed animals employing plants and ...