The discussions reveal enthusiasm for the discovery that chimpanzees use insects to treat wounds, with phrases like 'mind blown' and 'new proof' emphasizing excitement. Many examples, such as noting that dolphins also rub against corals for medicinal purposes, demonstrate curiosity about animal intelligence and empathy, while references to scientific papers and observations highlight deep engagement and recognition of the study's broader implications.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions acknowledge and support the significance of the findings, highlighting chimpanzees' use of medicinal insects and potential empathy.
InterestHigh interest
Posts display high interest, with many emphasizing the novelty and implications of animal self-medication and intelligence.
EngagementModerate engagement
There is moderate engagement, with some users referencing related behaviors in dolphins and primates, and discussing broader cognitive capacities.
ImpactModerate impact
The discussions suggest the research could influence understanding of animal intelligence, self-care, and even human medicine, indicating moderate impact.
Abstract in brief
This study documents the first known instances of chimpanzees using insects to treat their own wounds or wounds of other chimpanzees in the wild, expanding our understanding of animal self-medication behaviors.
Self-medication, traditionally involving ingesting plants or substances to fight parasites, also includes topical applications like leaves or arthropods, but prior to this, insects applied directly to wounds had not been observed in nonhuman primates.
The findings suggest that chimpanzees might engage in a form of medicinal behavior by applying insects to wounds, which could indicate evolved responses to injury or infection in their natural environment.]
Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https://t.co/y9pLQh35CZ https://t.co/wmHOkO42k9
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Marc Kissel (marckissel.bsky.social)
@MarcKissel · X
"Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild"
"Here, we report the first observations of chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds (n = 19) and to the wounds of conspecifics"
https://t.co/AzfRxemlnX
Feb 7, 2022 · 29 likes · 11 shares · 4,048 followersView post →
Feb 14, 2022 · 28 likes · 12 shares · 2,273 followersView post →
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Roberto Sáez
@robertosaezm · X
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/mZs2jg1MzY https://t.co/AVlbJ1YIQm
Feb 8, 2022 · 27 likes · 6 shares · 12,517 followersView post →
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Julian Norris
@Paleoguy073 · X
@Gutsick_Gibbon People also seem to forget the use of medicine in chimpanzees and dolphins with the use of invertebrates
Dolphins rub against corals and sponges, chimpanzees apply medicinal insects onto themselves.
https://t.co/WE8ZYVabJt
https://t.co/5fJffPoyp3
May 5, 2024 · 20 likes · 2 shares · 371 followersView post →
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Taï Chimpanzee Project
@TaiChimpProject · X
New research from the Loango Chimpanzees: Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/wDGR7eqybR
Feb 8, 2022 · 19 likes · 5 shares · 3,704 followersView post →
Mila Massuda Pirulla and Emilio Garcia discuss a study on leaf swallowing in Thai white-handed gibbons, a behavior likely used for self-medication to expel parasites. This is the first report of such behavior in an…
This episode explores how animals, including a notable orangutan case, use natural remedies for healing. Recent studies also reveal chimpanzees applying insects to wounds, demonstrating complex self-medication behaviors…
This study reports the first observed case of leaf swallowing behavior in an Asian ape, specifically the white-handed gibbon in Thailand, which appears to function as a self-medication method to expel parasites. During…
@Gutsick_Gibbon People also seem to forget the use of medicine in chimpanzees and dolphins with the use of invertebrates
Dolphins rub against corals and sponges, chimpanzees apply medicinal insects onto themselves.
https://t.co/WE8ZYVabJt
https://t.co/5fJffPoyp3
May 5, 2024 · 20 likes · 2 shares · 371 followersView post →
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Julian Norris
@Paleoguy073 · X
@ButtCheeksMoses @Flam3emperor622 @chaustin @__H0STILE__ @PTogekiss Specific calls have specific meaning. In fact many primates have regional dialects. That’s why I said primitive language. https://t.co/zRS48KY01W
Chimps apply insects to wounds and eat certain leaves for intestinal parasites https://t.co/5fJffPoyp3
@NonsenseFlat @SchupH @GaryHicks13 @dan_cameron99 @ScienceQriosity @JustinCPorter @TakeThatDarwin @Flix548 @EnithTea @ChappyLeo @CyaeghaUK @ODanaos @theclipperslim @redharehorse @TBesserwisser @SeptembersRain @rantyskeptic @Sapphirology @dj_halling @KirksCousin1 @semper9870 @FPosteschild @dougpasnak @WoopsWoah @GreekVikingX @Dwyertd @MoPal63461 @CursedDavyJones @LisaSimpsonLib @Smilodon85 @DiPolarPilot @Ah_Science Fun fact chimps understand medicine https://t.co/5fJffPoyp3
Even dolphins understand medicine
https://t.co/WE8ZYVabJt
@SchupH might have a hard time with these facts. Because that means apes and cetaceans are more intelligent than he wants them to be.
Read a @CurrentBiology paper in the headlines: Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild @alessandra_masc @Evol_of_Com https://t.co/Bh4YFFcz3k https://t.co/CMZE0yHZI2
Aug 29, 2022 · 16 likes · 5 shares · 162,303 followersView post →
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Cell Press
@CellPressNews · X
Read a @CurrentBiology paper in the headlines: Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/EJ6l10xRpc
RT @collemyria: Les #chimpanzés, rois de l’ #automédication, se soignent avec des #insectes ! | France Bleu La Rochelle https://t.co/vwcbN4…
Mar 30, 2022 · 1 share · 3,097 followersView post →
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EntomoNews Bernadette Cassel
@collemyria · X
Les #chimpanzés, rois de l’ #automédication, se soignent avec des #insectes ! | France Bleu La Rochelle https://t.co/vwcbN4KSXx
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild : Current Biology
Mar 29, 2022 · 1 share · 3,488 followersView post →
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Katie Marshall
@Urlocalposhgirl · X
Scientists may have found new proof that humans are no longer the only species which express empathy! A family of Chimpanzees in Gabon, Central Africa have been seen doing something interesting to support this theory: take a look at this paper! #BI6192
https://t.co/cKGZbeZm49 https://t.co/6EnlPIxGXd
Mar 22, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 3 followersView post →
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İsmail Sarıgül
@evo_devo_ · X
perhaps we humans will be able to learn some medicinal tricks from our primate cousins.
https://t.co/5fazfrd8JI
Self-medication in animals has reached a next level – a paper in Current Biology @CellPressNews reports in chimpanzees behaviours surrounding wound care of self and others and the potential role of medicative application of insects. https://t.co/8YtxjXh68S https://t.co/9FHvLNiKB4
Mar 8, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,639 followersView post →
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Hassan Rakhsh-Khorshid
@HassanRK_13 · X
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild
https://t.co/UJmJB8ICQc
RT @luis_quevedo: Automedicación chimpancé CON INSECTOS. Qué interesante todo lo que ignoramos.
Application of insects to wounds of self a…
Feb 12, 2022 · 4 shares · 4,845 followersView post →
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Simón Perera ☮️
@SimonPerera · X
RT @luis_quevedo: Automedicación chimpancé CON INSECTOS. Qué interesante todo lo que ignoramos.
Application of insects to wounds of self a…
Feb 12, 2022 · 4 shares · 5,355 followersView post →
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Luis Quevedo
@luis_quevedo · X
Automedicación chimpancé CON INSECTOS. Qué interesante todo lo que ignoramos.
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild: Current Biology https://t.co/IMdYuF7WBr
Feb 12, 2022 · 3 likes · 4 shares · 22,669 followersView post →
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thegreatcall
@thegreatcall · X
RT @vogel_erin: Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/6E4kRYo3p7
Feb 12, 2022 · 3 shares · 332 followersView post →
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Claire Mawdsley
@ClaireMawdsley_ · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 11, 2022 · 25 shares · 233 followersView post →
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Juny Pagán
@junypaganmd · X
Paper en Current Biology (Cell): https://t.co/SXCjUGlBox
RT @leafs_s: Current Biology
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild
https://t.co/I4lop43hBS
Feb 9, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,151 followersView post →
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Dr. Erin Vogel
@vogel_erin · X
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/6E4kRYo3p7
Feb 9, 2022 · 19 likes · 3 shares · 3,424 followersView post →
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Jaap de Roode
@Jaap_de_Roode · X
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/mh8Z70KADV
Intriguing new study shows chimpanzees apply insects to their wounds. New form of self-medication?
1/ Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild | The first observations of chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds and to the wounds of conspecifics https://t.co/aLt4axJ4ND #science #biology
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
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Luke Nakaji/中島 振一郎@バルサと島巡りと猫と精神医療
@Luke_629 · X
RT @leafs_s: Current Biology
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild
https://t.co/I4lop43hBS
Feb 8, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,291 followersView post →
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CLaE
@leafs_s · X
Current Biology
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild
https://t.co/I4lop43hBS
Feb 8, 2022 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 28,816 followersView post →
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Hominid Evolution Fun Facts- Dr. Alexandra Kralick
@BioAnthFunFacts · X
RT @MarcKissel: "Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild"
"Here, we report the first observations o…
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Humboldt-Stiftung
@AvHStiftung · X
RT @EnnoAufderheide: Healing each other: #Humboldtian Simone Pica @Evol_of_Com made stunning observations:Application of insects to woun…
Feb 8, 2022 · 2 shares · 33,878 followersView post →
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EnnoAufderheide
@EnnoAufderheide · X
Healing each other: #Humboldtian Simone Pica @Evol_of_Com made stunning observations:Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild. @AvHStiftung
https://t.co/FCQ6F6wT0j
Feb 8, 2022 · 13 likes · 2 shares · 1,227 followersView post →
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Seymour
@seymiotics · X
RT @TomFarsides: @BonamyOliver Mascaro, A., Southern, L. M., Deschner, T., & Pika, S. (2022). Application of insects to wounds of self and…
Feb 8, 2022 · 1 share · 1,293 followersView post →
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Tom Farsides
@TomFarsides · X
@BonamyOliver Mascaro, A., Southern, L. M., Deschner, T., & Pika, S. (2022). Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild. Current Biology, 32(3), PR112-PR113. https://t.co/HyYeZVtwyn
Video here: https://t.co/kF0LxANkg6
Feb 8, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 527 followersView post →
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Radical Anthropology
@radicalanthro · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
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shovelbum
@shovelbumtx · X
RT @MarcKissel: "Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild"
"Here, we report the first observations o…
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mc
@zapi52 · X
RT @TaiChimpProject: New research from the Loango Chimpanzees: Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wi…
チンパンジー、人以外に見られた医療行為?From the article: they may represent another case of medicative behaviour in non-human animals
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/qeYLFxJVlK
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 7, 2022 · 25 shares · 1,119 followersView post →
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Marc Kissel (marckissel.bsky.social)
@MarcKissel · X
"Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild"
"Here, we report the first observations of chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds (n = 19) and to the wounds of conspecifics"
https://t.co/AzfRxemlnX
Feb 7, 2022 · 29 likes · 11 shares · 4,048 followersView post →
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R. Ferrer-i-Cancho
@rferrericancho · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 7, 2022 · 25 shares · 344 followersView post →
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IndexFingerPointing
@PointingIndex · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 7, 2022 · 25 shares · 128 followersView post →
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Sarah Wertkin
@swertkin · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 7, 2022 · 25 shares · 534 followersView post →
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Patrice M Nzassi, Ph.D, MSc, DVM
@PMaou · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 7, 2022 · 25 shares · 283 followersView post →
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Dimitra Technology
@dimltratech · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 7, 2022 · 25 shares · 11,165 followersView post →
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Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group
@APE_Group_UZH · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 7, 2022 · 25 shares · 2,137 followersView post →
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Mike Beran
@PsychMikeB · X
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
Feb 7, 2022 · 25 shares · 779 followersView post →
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Ismail Meric Can Uygan
@imcu1 · X
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild | The first observations of chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds and to the wounds of conspecifics: https://t.co/WDHhk9xve5
RT @ozougachimps: Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https…
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Ozougachimps
@ozougachimps · X
Today, our paper on #insectapplication in #chimpanzees in the #LoangoNationalPark was published in #CurrentBiology: https://t.co/y9pLQh35CZ https://t.co/wmHOkO42k9
Feb 7, 2022 · 68 likes · 25 shares · 425 followersView post →
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great apes
@greatapes · X
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/XfeTJsC24n
Feb 7, 2022 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 794 followersView post →
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Dr Jo Wimpenny
@JoWimpenny · X
Fascinating observations!
Application of insects to wounds of self and others by chimpanzees in the wild https://t.co/aniBwly4dF
Watch a chimpanzee mother apply an insect to a wound on her son. Cell Press. Journal: Current Biology; Funder: European Research Council; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.
Chimpanzees in Gabon apply insects to wounds, a potential case of ...
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Chimpanzees apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication? Osnabrück University. Journal: Current Biology; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.045. Keywords.