Wild chimpanzees were filmed using plants as medicine to treat wounds.
Why it is true
In 2025, researchers filmed wild chimpanzees in Uganda applying crushed insects and plants to open wounds. The behaviour, never before documented with this clarity, suggests that primates possess pharmacological knowledge passed between generations.
Source: British Ecological Society
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