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Self-directed and prosocial wound care, snare removal, and hygiene behaviors am...
Freymann, Elodie; Hobaiter, Catherine; Huffman, Michael Alan; Klein, Harmonie; Muhumuza, Geresomu; Reynolds, Vernon; Slania, Nora E.; Soldati, AdrianUnderstanding the cognitive and social foundations of healthcare behaviors in humans requires examining their evolutionary precursors in our closest living relatives. Investigating self-directed and other-directed healthcare in chimpanzees provides crucial insights into the origins of medicinal knowledge, identification of specific medicinal resources used for health maintenance, and the emergence of prosocial ...
Pharmacological and behavioral investigation of putative self-medicative plants...
Freymann, Elodie; Carvalho, Susana; Garbe, Leif A.; Ghazhelia, Dinda Dwi; Hobaiter, Catherine; Huffman, Michael A.; Muhumuza, Geresomu; Schulz, LenaWild chimpanzees consume a variety of plants to meet their dietary needs and maintain wellbeing. While some plants have obvious value, others are nutritionally poor and/or contain bioactive toxins which make ingestion costly. In some cases, these nutrient-poor resources are speculated to be medicinal, thought to help individuals combat illness. In this study, we observed two habituated chimpanzee communities li...