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Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals

44 pointsby sandebertabout 1 year ago

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gnabgibabout 1 year ago
Ongoing discussion[0] (64 points, 1 hour ago, 25 comments)<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=40237855">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=40237855</a>
ta93754829about 1 year ago
“It shows that he, to some extent, has the cognitive capacities that he needs to treat the wound with some medically active plants,” she said. “But we really don’t know how much he understands.”<p>This could apply to many humans too. Many people don&#x27;t know why they&#x27;re doing what they&#x27;re doing, and don&#x27;t have any understanding of how what they&#x27;re doing works.<p>We&#x27;re really not _that_ much smarter than them.
ChrisArchitectabout 1 year ago
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