Scientists in Indonesia observed a Sumatran orangutan named Rakus using a medicinal plant to treat a wound on its face, which is the first recorded instance of such behavior in orangutans. Rakus chewed leaves from the Akar Kuning plant and applied the… Read on blog or Reader My Positive Outlooks Read on blog or Reader World's first recording of an orangutan observed using a healing plant to actively treat a wound Chris Q. May 9 Scientists in Indonesia observed a Sumatran orangutan named Rakus using a medicinal plant to treat a wound on its face, which is the first recorded instance of such behavior in orangutans. Rakus chewed leaves from the Akar Kuning plant and applied the juice to his wound multiple times, as reported in a paper published in […] Read more of this post Comment

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