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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say (apnews.com)

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[–] dojan 14 points 6 months ago

The difference might be in primates in captivity learning from humans using tools around them all day every day. Primate see primate do trial and error.

I don't get it. I highly doubt zookeepers tend to pick medicinal plants from the habitats in lieu of popping a painkiller. Otherwise how would using a shovel teach a monkey to use plants to treat a scratch for example?