Do Animals Self-Medicate?
It may come as a surprise but many animals are good 'scientists' who effectively self-medicate.
By: Tessa Lena
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
“Zoopharmacognosy” is a type of animal behavior in which animals self-medicate
Many species of animals are known to select and ingest or topically apply plants, soils and insects with medicinal properties, in order to prevent or reduce the harmful effects of pathogens, toxins, etc.
Baboons in Ethiopia eat the leaves of a pla…
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