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🌿🦍 Wild chimps self-medicate! 🌱🩺 New study finds they seek out plants with antibiotic & anti-inflammatory properties to treat wounds, infections & illnesses. 🌳🌱 Researchers observed sick/injured chimps eating ferns, tree bark & wood not part of their normal diet. 🌿🌳
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-wild-chimpanzees-medicinal-illness-injuries.html