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Treating wounds with insects: The strange habits of Gabon chimps

Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees at a Gabon park not only use insects to treat their own wounds, but also those of their peers.

Photo credit: Courtesy | Shutterstock

By  AFP

How to treat a wound?

For humans, the first instinct would be to disinfect it and then cover it with a bandage.

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