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Oxford study suggests chimps use medicinal plants to heal wounds, aid others
A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution provides fresh clues on the origin of human medical care and how primates -- such as chimps, orangutans and gorillas -- utilize natural resources as medicine in scores of ways to stay healthy.
Chimpanzees recorded using medicinal plants to treat their wounds
One of the pieces of evidence provided by the research is the footage of a very young female chimpanzee chewing on plants that she later applies to a wound on her mother's body. Just a year ago, a group of scientists confirmed that chimpanzees self-medicate.
Chimpanzees use medicinal leaves to perform first aid
Social grooming between two chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest. Photograph by Dr Elodie Freymann. Researchers monitoring chimpanzee communities in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, noticed that individuals were helping each other with wound care and hygiene.
New study finds chimps use medicinal plants to treat their wounds
A new study shows that wild chimpanzees use medicinal plants to treat wounds and maintain hygiene, among other things. The study allowed researchers to find new clues about the origins of medical care in humans.
Chimps seen using medicinal leaves to treat injured friends and family
Chimps in the wild use medicinal leaves to perform “First Aid” on their friends and family, reveals new research. They also use leaves to clean themselves after sex – which may help prevent infections,
Wild Chimpanzees Use Medicine To Treat Each Other’s Wounds
In the forests of Uganda, wild chimpanzees have been caught on camera doing something startlingly human: treating each other’s wounds with leaves and chewed-up plants. In a behavior that hints at empathy and altruism,
Chimps use medicinal plants to perform first aid on loved ones: study
Researchers observing the primates in Uganda's Budongo Forest recorded them not just treating their own injuries, but caring for others too. They say their findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest 'first aid'
University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the ...
Chimps sometimes care for others’ wounds, and scientists want to know why
There is still debate, researchers say, over whether the behavior is instinctual or based in more complex thought or even ...
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Observations in Uganda reveal how chimpanzees care for injuries
Some chimpanzees treated wounds with chewed leaves, while others pressed their fingers to injuries or helped remove snares ...
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Chimpanzees
Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says. The birth of the chimpanzee was in front of astonished visitors, says Chester Zoo. Sharing prams with ...