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African elephants may self-medicate with foraged plants, study finds
Original: African elephants may forage for plants to use as medicine, Brown-affiliated study says
A study affiliated with Brown University suggests African elephants may deliberately seek out certain plants for their medicinal properties, effectively self-medicating through their foraging behaviour. Researchers point to elephants consuming plant species not typically part of their diet, potentially to treat ailments. The findings add to growing evidence that wild animals use their environment in sophisticated ways, drawing broad interest online.
Why now: New research suggesting elephants may self-medicate fascinates people and challenges assumptions about animal intelligence.
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- African elephants may forage for plants to use as medicine, Brown-affiliated study says · Brown Daily Herald
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