Tag: akar kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria)

A dominant male orang-utan in his native habitat. Rainforest of Borneo.

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 10, 2024

Categorized
Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Medicine and Health

Tagged
akar kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria), Animal self-healing, Anting (birds), Bill Chappell, Caroline Schuppli, Dracaena cantleyi, Evan Bush, Gayathri Vaidyanathan, Isabelle Laumer, Jack Guy, Joel Shurkin, Michael Huffman, Nicki Featherstone, Orangutan and healing leaves, Rakus (orangutan), Zoopharmacognosy}

Orangutan heals wound using leaves — and triggers big media event

_{The orangutan is not the first or only animal to self-medicate. Birds and elephants do it too} _{Denyse O'Leary

May 10, 2024

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Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Medicine and Health}

It will be interesting to see whether other orangutans in the area begin to imitate their new neighbor in using chewed akar kuning leaves to treat wounds. Read More ›