Chimpanzees Care for Wounds, Clean Up

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Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds

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Researchers from the University of Oxford found chimpanzees wipe their bottoms, tend each other’s wounds and even clean up after sex.

Scientists have previously found chimpanzees use insects to treat their own wounds and those of others, while orangutans have been observed treating wounds with the sap and chewed leaves of plants with known medicinal properties.

Researchers say their study offers fresh insights into such behaviour in chimpanzees.

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