Orangutan in Indonesian rainforest treats own facial wound, say researchers: ‘Appeared intentional’
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An orangutan in Indonesia that sustained a facial wound treated it himself, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports this month. Researchers and a veterinarian weighed in.
The researchers — from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany and Universitas Nasional in Indonesia — observed the orangutan, named Rakus, over the course of several weeks in the summer of 2022. "Maybe we can learn something about human medicine from them." Amy McGorry is a contributing health writer for Fox News Digital. Follow her on Twitter @amymcgorry.
His wound closed within five days, he noted.
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