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South China Morning Post on 2024-05-02 20:28

Wild orangutan seen using medicinal plant to treat wound, scientists say

An adult male named Rakus chewed a plant used by people in Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation, then applied it to an injury on his right cheek.

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