Tag: chimpanzees use medicinal plants

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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