Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.

A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Oxford and published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution has revealed that wild chimpanzees in ...

Since the dawn of humanity, we have been finding ways to use the gifts of the earth to our advantage and for our survival. Whether through hunting animals, discovering fire, or foraging for plants and ...

In our research based in Kibale National Park, Uganda, chimpanzees have been seen applying insects to their own open wounds ...