The chimpanzee was sick. It had diarrhea and tapeworms - not unusual for a wild chimpanzee in the Budongo Forest of Uganda. What intrigued the watching research team was what the ape did about it.

After this orangutan sustained a gnarly facial wound, he did something kind of human-like. Scientists say they have, for the first time, observed a primate in the wild treat an open wound with a ...

Chimpanzees appear to consume plants with medicinal properties to treat their ailments, according to a study publishing on June 20 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Elodie Freymann from the ...

Scientists say they have, for the first time, observed a primate in the wild treat an open wound with a medicinal plant. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major ...