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Wild orangutan treats wound w. pain-relieving plant
Observed applying plant w. known medicinal properties to wound, a first for a wild animal
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240502113715.htm

Active self-treatment of a facial wound w. biologically active plant by male Sumatran orangutan
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-58988-7

Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/orangutan-observed-treating-wound-using-medicinal-plant-in-world-first-1.6870817

Orangutan plays doctor, heals himself
https://www.science.org/content/article/orangutan-plays-doctor-heals-himself

#primates #MedicinalPlants #injury #orangutan #botany


The #orangutan with the golden hair: A short story by #Dayak ethnographer Dr Setia Budhi about #palmoil plantations, how pesticides seep into the groundwater killing people and animals
@global_witness
@GreenpeaceUK
@EIA_news
#Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/10/15/the-orangutan-with-the-golden-hair-a-short-story-by-setia-budhi-setiabudhi18


“That scream I can still hear now, the tone went through me, the pitch could have broken a glass, it was so high and shocking to hear.“ @CraigJones17 recalls rescuing a mum and baby #orangutan from an #RSPO #palmoil plantation https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/01/eyewitness-by-craig-jones-a-mother-and-baby-orangutan-are-rescued-from-an-rspo-palm-oil-plantation-in-sumatra/ via @palmoildetectives


“Sustainable palm oil is a con. #Palmoil is all about #wealth and it’s killing us and the planet. So mother nature will have the last laugh. It’s all corruption. #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife” #Wildlife photographer Craig Jones who rescued a mother and baby #orangutan from a so-called "sustainable" RSPO plantation https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/01/eyewitness-by-craig-jones-a-mother-and-baby-orangutan-are-rescued-from-an-rspo-palm-oil-plantation-in-sumatra/ via @palmoildetect


The main reason behind the decline of #orangutan populations is #habitatdestruction and #fragmentation due to #illegallogging, #agriculture, and #palmoil #plantations.
#BoycottPalmOil #SiblingBeings #IndigenousBiodiversity #WebOfLife #DeterioratingCarbonSinks
https://themeghalayan.com/in-the-shadows-of-extinction-orangutans/

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