Orangutan Is The First Non-Human Seen to Treat Wounds Using Medicinal Plant
The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore within days
The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore within days
The dinner rush has created a kind of friendly competition in the decidedly laid-back country to the delight of everyone.
In Indonesia, small-time fishermen are being paid as part-time ocean cleanup crews, as the archipelago seeks to tidy their seas.
It is the oldest evidence of surgical limb amputation and pre-dates the previous record by an astonishing 24,000 years.
The croaks, chirps, growls, and foghorns recorded in the soundscape of a restored Indonesian coral reef is good news-and fascinating to hear.
The scientists have confirmed that it is the first carnivorous plant ever to be found trapping prey under the soil.
A consortium of 44 aquariums in 15 countries is banding together to create a huge captive-breeding-and-release program for sharks.
Seeing if infecting mosquitos carrying Dengue fever with wolbachia bacteria would slow spread, Indonesia cut rates of infection by 77%
With his two siblings, Benchegjib started Sungai Watch, in October 2020 and have since completed over 700 cleanups.
In the last ten years, mangrove loss has slowed to just 0.04% year over year, while countries are beginning to take protecting them seriously
Adorable photographs show the new arrival clinging on to its mother as it made its first outside appearance at its enclosure.
Disposable diaper waste could replace up to 10% of the sand needed for concrete used to form columns and beams in a three-story house.
The finding shows that as long as corals can survive in the water temp, humans can quickly rebuild reefs that are damaged.
These gibbons are famous for their various calling tones which they generate with their large throat sacks and can be heard from 2 miles away
Compared to the orangutan, the silvery gibbon has relatively few backers, but it has attracted interest from the IUCN
"Many frogs in this genus are giant, weighing up to two pounds. At the large end, this new species weighs about the same as a dime."
It's the stuff of dreams, and Sir David said he was "absolutely delighted" after receiving the news from the expedition team.
Both the internal security and environmental ministries have come together to work on ejecting the illegal plantations.
The Indonesian teen girls have received praise around the world after presenting research last month on how the native Bajakah tree cured cancer in a rat.
Since venomous snakes are the only predators of the apes, it is quite likely that the orangutan knew the risks when it approached the water.
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