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When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did ...
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Researchers in Sumatra observed an orangutan treat his own facial wound by improvising a topical paste.
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Analysis - When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him.