Chimp Healing
Chimpanzees have for the first time been observed treating wounds with a balm of crushed insects. Writing in the journal Current Biology, scientists say they saw the behavior among chimps in the West African nation of Gabon. They said the apes not only treated their own wounds, but also those of others around them.
One chimp named Suzee was seen inspecting a foot wound of her adolescent son before catching an insect out of the air, putting it in her mouth to squeeze it and then applying it on the wound. She later extracted the insect from the wound and applied it two more times. Other chimpanzees were also seen treating the wounds of others in the same manner. Biologist Simone Pika says the insects could contain unknown anti-inflammatory and soothing properties.
Croc Freedom
An Indonesian crocodile trapped with a tire around its neck for five years has finally been freed by rescuers in a Central Sulawesi river.
Conservation workers had tried since 2016 to capture the reptile and free it from the rubber necklace, which was believed to have been deliberately placed to trap the croc as a pet. But a local bird-seller named Tili eventually used chicken as bait and ropes to catch it. Dozens of nearby residents then pitched in to drag the animal to shore and cut the tire from its neck. A local conservation agency said Tili will be given a prize for his daring effort to free the croc from its misery.
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