Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even ...

A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution provides fresh clues on the origin of human ...

A new study from Uganda's Budongo Forest draws on decades of data suggesting chimps understand the specific medicinal ...

The new study builds on last year's discovery, where it was found that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to ...

There is still debate, researchers say, over whether the behavior is instinctual or based in more complex thought or even ...

Researchers in Uganda’s Budongo Forest document chimpanzees' use of medicinal plants and care methods to heal injuries.

University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the ...

Chimpanzees were observed dabbing leaves on wounds or chewing them. The chewed mixture was then applied directly to open cuts ...

Researchers describe cases of chimps tending to others’ wounds, as well as a chimp that freed another from a snare ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.