A research team comprising researchers from Oxford University and Europe, Japan, Uganda has found that chimpanzees use more medicinal plants than other animals. According to the study published in the journal PLOL One, 17 samples from 13 plant species were taken which were used by chimpanzees. In fact, for this research, 4 months were spent in Uganda’s Budongo forest to observe 2 chimpanzee communities. During this time, out of 170 chimpanzees from both communities, the researchers found 51 chimpanzees suffering from bacterial infection and inflammation. During the research, they were…
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Chimpanzees treat themselves quickly, whether they are injured or have a serious illness; shocking revelation by scientists!
According to scientists, wild chimpanzees eat plants with pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves. They demonstrated their “exploratory abilities” in the forests of Uganda. They observed injured or sick-looking animals to find out whether they were treating themselves with plants or not. The results of the study are being seen as a very important and major discovery. When an injured animal searched for something special to eat in the forest, the researchers collected samples of that plant and analyzed it. Most of the plants tested were found to have…
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