There is still debate, researchers say, over whether the behavior is instinctual or based in more complex thought or even ...

In some cases, chimpanzees dabbed their open wounds with leaves. In rarer cases, they chewed up plant material (like leaves ...

May 14 (UPI) --New research sheds light on how chimpanzees self-medicate wounds with plants and provide aid to other chimps. A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.

Wild chimps are specifically seeking out plants with medicinal properties for injuries. And the chimps are not just self-medicating — they also appear to treat one another’s wounds.

Humans have watched and learned from animals who treat their ills with bioactive plants. This animal wisdom has a scientific ...

They saw chimpanzees employing medicinal plants as a form of first aid on ... new insight into earlier observations of animal self-medication. Chimpanzees were observed dabbing leaves on wounds ...