Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agoOrangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world firstwww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down11cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1214arrow-down1external-linkOrangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world firstwww.nature.comMaven (famous)@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squareiheartneopets@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·8 months agohttps://www.the-scientist.com/study-suggests-dolphins-use-coral-mucus-as-medicine-70036 Don’t we already have lots of evidence of animals using medicine? Sorry, I’m confused as to how this is a first? Is it just that it was a wound specifically?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·8 months agoIt’s the first evidence of an animal treating a wound with a medicinal plant. They need to make that clearer.
https://www.the-scientist.com/study-suggests-dolphins-use-coral-mucus-as-medicine-70036
Don’t we already have lots of evidence of animals using medicine? Sorry, I’m confused as to how this is a first? Is it just that it was a wound specifically?
It’s the first evidence of an animal treating a wound with a medicinal plant. They need to make that clearer.