Elephants Use Medicinal Plants to Treat Themselves and Others in Their Herd, New Research Finds

What are the abilities that set humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? If asked that question, many might include our ability to heal ourselves and treat our pain with various medications that we have identified and developed. But that is actually not the case. An increasing number of studies into ‘zoopharmacognosy’ – animal medicinal knowledge – have identified various species that have self-medication behaviours, including a number of apes, birds, and dolphins. Another animal that is believed […] The post Elephants Use Medicinal Plants to Treat Themselves and Others in Their Herd, New Research Finds appeared first on The Daily Grail.

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