![A female chimpanzee named Roxy (right) applies an insect to a wound on the face of an adult male named Thea (left).](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2022/02/hypatia-h_2479c6b500dc0f0aa9340ae1073efb58-h_1114a05ea56e2a48083454b2c4fd5d66-300-375x225.jpg)
Chimpanzees apply ‘medicine’ to each others’ wounds in a possible show of empathy
By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, chimpanzees were spotted capturing insects and applying them to their own wounds, as well as the wounds of others, possibly as a form of medication. This behavior of one animal applying medication to the wounds of another has never been observed before, and it may be a
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