DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW SCIENCE: WILD ORANGUTAN THAT SELF-MEDICATES Source: Suaq Foundation - Rakus International scientists have documented a wild orangutan in an Indonesian National Park that self-medicated and healed its wounds. This is a world first. And it again underscores what we're learning about the astonishing intelligence of the wild creatures around us. Here are the facts: Rakus, a wild male Sumatran orangutan, suffered an eye injury during a fight with a fellow orangutan in a national park in Indonesia Scientists documented the wild animal self-medicating the wound and he healed it within weeks Ra...