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Treating wounds with insects: the strange habits of Gabon chimps

5 years ago

In this undated handout photo by Tobias Deschner, a female chimpanzee, Roxy, grooms an adult male chimpanzee named Thea in Loango National Park in western Gabon, Africa. (Photo by Tobias Deschner / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Tobias Deschner " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

For humans, the first instinct would be to disinfect it and then cover it with a bandage.

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