Rakus, a wild male Sumatran orangutan in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, is seen on Aug. 25, 2022. The photo was taken after he used medicinal plants to treat a facial wound, ...

She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving. Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, working with ...

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.

Each evening, before turning in for the night, orangutans “make their beds,” building leafy nests of twigs and foliage to ...

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In the wild, orangutans are only found in southeast Asia. There are three species and all are critically endangered. “There’s only 800 left of the Tapanuli orangutan.