Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan.
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Discussions consistently highlight the remarkable nature of the orangutan's self-treatment, such as descriptions of the behavior as 'systematically documented' and 'proof that some apes are smarter than some people,' which shows strong agreement and fascination. The tone varies from enthusiastic admiration to scientific curiosity, reflecting high interest, while examples like 'planet of the apes happening for real' indicate a sense of wonder about animal intelligence. Engagement is evident in detailed comments about plant properties and animal cognition, underscoring a deep involvement with the study's implications.
Most discussions concur that the orangutan's behavior offers valuable insight into animal intelligence and medicinal behavior.
The discussions demonstrate high curiosity and excitement about the discovery and its implications for understanding animal intelligence and medicine.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyActive self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a liana with analgesic, antipyretic, and diuretic effects, and repeatedly applies the juice and fully covers the wound with the chewed leaves https://t.co/aZMfxPHR50
‘Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan’ Seriously. Animals are as aware as we are. Let’s get with the program. https://t.co/CvDLtrHsis
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/ZGNUibqNdD
دانشمندان برای نخستین بار، یک اورانگوتان را در حال «خوددرمانی» زخمش با گیاهی طبی مشاهده کردند https://t.co/kyci3nLpIx
さすがは「森の賢人」だ Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan. Sci Rep 14, 8932 (2024). https://t.co/K91bLNlvHN
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Fontes: Artigo científico: Laumer et al., 2024 — Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan. Nature . Matéria da Nature “‘Orangutan, heal thyself’: First wild animal seen using medicinal plant”.
RT @SciReports: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/hr076HZv…
RT @NatureJapan: 【注目のHL】動物学:薬用植物を使って創傷治療を行う野生動物が初めて報告される https://t.co/D6qWL4mZJ5 I. Laumerらの@SciReports #OA #論文 Active self-treatment of a…
RT @NatureJapan: 【注目のHL】動物学:薬用植物を使って創傷治療を行う野生動物が初めて報告される https://t.co/D6qWL4mZJ5 I. Laumerらの@SciReports #OA #論文 Active self-treatment of a…
RT @NatureJapan: 【注目のHL】動物学:薬用植物を使って創傷治療を行う野生動物が初めて報告される https://t.co/D6qWL4mZJ5 I. Laumerらの@SciReports #OA #論文 Active self-treatment of a…
RT @NatureJapan: 【注目のHL】動物学:薬用植物を使って創傷治療を行う野生動物が初めて報告される https://t.co/D6qWL4mZJ5 I. Laumerらの@SciReports #OA #論文 Active self-treatment of a…
【注目のHL】動物学:薬用植物を使って創傷治療を行う野生動物が初めて報告される https://t.co/D6qWL4mZJ5 I. Laumerらの@SciReports #OA #論文 Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/VZp6GMLXcL #オープンアクセス https://t.co/IDJvgimvsA
RT @SciReports: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/hr076HZv…
RT @SciReports: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/hr076HZv…
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/hr076HZvfd
RT @SciReports: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/hr076HZv…
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/hr076HZvfd
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Laumer IB, Rahman A, Rahmaeti T, Azhari U, Hermansyah, Atmoko SSU, Schuppli C. Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan. Sci Rep. 2024 May 2;14(1):8932. https://t.co/w2lgMGYdQ5
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2May2025 Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports https://t.co/xAeAnn02q3
Orangután salvaje que sabe usar un remedio natural para curarse una herida https://t.co/eswDh917Sz Más información: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/LavCm6pMs0
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RT @SciReports: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/zJyRhg0Q…
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/zJyRhg0QbX
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/t9Sp2UqY0F
おそらくこの研究だと思います。|Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan. Sci Rep 14, 8932 (2024). https://t.co/cpAu9GlDQA
Original study: @IsabelleLaumer et al., Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran #orangutan, @SciReports 14, 8932 (2024).
Original study: I. B. Laumer et al., Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran #orangutan, Nature Sci Reports 14, 8932 (2024).
RT @metodologica_cl:
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/97XFsRjVc5
@Tinash14 @UNIVERSE_FEEDS @Rainmaker1973 Read the scientific paper - From https://t.co/rPYaowSW0u
Natural Medicine at its best: https://t.co/JXVRPgKNN3 Laumer, Isabelle B., et al. "Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan." Scientific Reports 14.1 (2024): 8932. Abstract: "We observed a male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo
RT @alfonslopeztena: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a lian…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a lian…
RT @neostenshi: 【野生動物も鎮痛植物で自己治療
野生のオラウータン、薬草を使い自ら顔のケガを治す 観察研究 これは興味深い❗️ Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/2Mvtbyzw6U 「n=1では無意味だ!」と言い出す医クラのポスト、果たして観察されるだろうか?
RT @alfonslopeztena: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a lian…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a lian…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a lian…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a lian…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a lian…
オランウータンが薬草を使っているのを確認したそうです。 Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports https://t.co/ISMhaUW7yT
Very cool!! First report of active wound care by a wild animal!! The report presents a systematically documented active self-treated wound care by a Sumatran orangutan using plants with biologically active properties. https://t.co/JOhGlFMLtx
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports https://t.co/KUtctY8HNr
論文はこれです(該当の行動を記録した写真や映像はないらしい) Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@Outstandjing DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58988-7 https://t.co/Kh6f7COaNT
RT @TheZignal: ‘Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan’ Seriously. Animals…
RT @TheZignal: ‘Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan’ Seriously. Animals…
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports https://t.co/J09OpJkjiy
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports https://t.co/63aVoV8fBl
Planet of the Apes happening for real… Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports https://t.co/pUcr9mVYS0
RT @shirinnejad2: دانشمندان برای نخستین بار، یک اورانگوتان را در حال «خوددرمانی» زخمش با گیاهی طبی مشاهده کردند https://t.co/ZBinEefpp1
دانشمندان برای نخستین بار، یک اورانگوتان را در حال «خوددرمانی» زخمش با گیاهی طبی مشاهده کردند https://t.co/ZBinEefpp1
オランウータンが薬草を傷の治療に使う実例が確認されたらしい(まだ詳細を読んでいない) open accessのサイレポ論文なので誰でも読める。 Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/mEZkAk3bJU
RT @cromwick: Conclusive proof that some apes are smarter than some people! Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically ac…
Conclusive proof that some apes are smarter than some people! Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/XcsQy0KpV6
RT @ClaSpecial: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/ZGNUibqN…
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports https://t.co/KNmnk3K2wD
RT @metodologica_cl:
RT @metodologica_cl:
@TamarHaspel https://t.co/IDEhdORjj3 More fundamentally though: what humans do without the benefit of science is more often than not nonsensical, but does nonetheless seem to suggest there is some of thinking going on. I am *guessing* that something similar is going on here.
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RT @ichiipsy: さすがは「森の賢人」だ Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active…
RT @TheZignal: ‘Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan’ Seriously. Animals…
RT @TheZignal: ‘Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan’ Seriously. Animals…
RT @TheZignal: ‘Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan’ Seriously. Animals…
‘Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan’ Seriously. Animals are as aware as we are. Let’s get with the program. https://t.co/CvDLtrHsis
RT @ichiipsy: さすがは「森の賢人」だ Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active…
RT @ClaSpecial: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/ZGNUibqN…
OMG this is remarkable! Link to the paper here: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/N2UWMFMDmS https://t.co/Q4KT0K745K
RT @ichiipsy: さすがは「森の賢人」だ Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active…
さすがは「森の賢人」だ Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan. Sci Rep 14, 8932 (2024). https://t.co/K91bLNlvHN
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports @IsabelleLaumer et al https://t.co/0eg794WTiV
RT @ClaSpecial: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/ZGNUibqN…
RT @Zorena1959: دانشمندان برای نخستین بار، یک اورانگوتان را در حال «خوددرمانی» زخمش با گیاهی طبی مشاهده کردند❤️
タイトル:Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan URL:https://t.co/0P5GKpOUrE 著者:Isabelle B. Laumer, Arif Rahman, Tri Rahmaeti, Ulil Azhari, Hermansyah, Sri Suci Utami Atmoko & Caroline Schuppli
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports (https://t.co/tkAqBso5Gb) https://t.co/YRvSuC9AdI
دانشمندان برای نخستین بار، یک اورانگوتان را در حال «خوددرمانی» زخمش با گیاهی طبی مشاهده کردند❤️
RT @DrPalmquist: Kudos to a holistic veterinary friend, Dr Chris King. #nature Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-…
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan | Scientific Reports https://t.co/33nP4JpDk7
RT @DrPalmquist: Kudos to a holistic veterinary friend, Dr Chris King. #nature Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-…
RT @DrPalmquist: Kudos to a holistic veterinary friend, Dr Chris King. #nature Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-…
Kudos to a holistic veterinary friend, Dr Chris King. #nature Laumer, I.B., Rahman, A., Rahmaeti, T. et al. Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan. Sci Rep 14, 8932 (2024). https://t.co/HfVEkyJz9b
دانشمندان برای نخستین بار، یک اورانگوتان را در حال «خوددرمانی» زخمش با گیاهی طبی مشاهده کردند https://t.co/kyci3nLpIx
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan www.nature.com/articles/s41...
RT @AndrewW66619812: The paper in "Scientific Reports" the above "BBC News" article is based upon, & mentions: “Active self-treatment of a…
The paper in "Scientific Reports" the above "BBC News" article is based upon, & mentions: “Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan” 2/2 https://t.co/H1w0T7y2Ek
Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan https://t.co/ZGNUibqNdD
【野生動物も鎮痛植物で自己治療
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Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan who chews a liana with analgesic, antipyretic, and diuretic effects, and repeatedly applies the juice and fully covers the wound with the chewed leaves https://t.co/aZMfxPHR50
Very interesting read for all the medicinal plant aficionados: "Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan" Amazing study from @IsabelleLaumer @carolschuppli and colleagues! https://t.co/EuCyrYBCsU
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