Chimpanzees in Gabon apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication? (IMAGE)

Osnabrück University

Chimpanzees in Gabon apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication?

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The three chimpanzees Suzee, Sassandra and Olive live in Loango national parc in Gabon. Here, the Ozouga chimpanzee project led by cognitive biologist Prof. Dr. Simone Pika, Osnabrück University, has observed, for the first time, how chimpanzees apply insects to their wounds.

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(c) Tobias Deschner/ Ozouga chimpanzee project

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