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TIL that in 2024, a wild orangutan was observed chewing medicinal plant leaves and applying the paste to a facial wound - the first time any wild animal was seen treating a wound with a plant known to have healing properties. The wound healed completely within a week with no infection.

nature.com
u/Emotional_Quarter330 — 6 hours ago