Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild.
Curr Biol
; 32(3): R112-R113, 2022 02 07.
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ABSTRACT
Self-medication refers to the process by which a host suppresses or prevents the deleterious effects of parasitism and other causes of illness via behavioural means1. It has been observed across multiple animal taxa (e.g. bears, elephants, moths, starlings)2, with many case studies in great apes1,3. Although the majority of studies on self-medication in non-human primates concern the ingestion of plant parts or non-nutritional substances to combat or control intestinal parasites4, more recent examples also report topical applications of leaves or other materials (including arthropods) to skin integuments3. Thus far, however, the application of insects or insect parts to an individual's own wound or the wound of a conspecific has never been reported. Here, we report the first observations of chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds (n = 19) and to the wounds of conspecifics (n = 3).
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hominidae
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Pan troglodytes
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha