An orangutan named Rakus is the first wild animal seen to use medicinal plants to heal themselves, by applying the leaves to a wound.
After getting into a fight with another orangutan in the rainforest, Rakus was documented treating his own injuries.
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday.
Animal psychologists have released incredible video from 214 cases of Capuchin monkeys using stone and stick tools to forage for food in Brazil's Ubajara National Park
Here you will find the top animal news that we published during the week, with links to each article to read the full story. Enjoy!
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This December marks the centennial of Rod Serling, the late host and writer of the classic TV series “The Twilight Zone.” A newly published story by Serling is the latest to draw upon his traumatizing World War II service, for which he received a Bronze
NEW YORK (AP) — In a famous “Twilight Zone” episode from the early 1960s, a bloodthirsty World War II commander stationed in the Philippines finds himself transported into the body of a Japanese
The actor, 27, who debuted a new clean haircut, looked glum as he was seen for the first time since the last minute cancellation.
On the eve of this week's major in Kentucky, Scheffler, 27, announced in a heartfelt post on Instagram that he and wife Meredith have welcomed their first child together.
Opal Sandy, aged 18 months, from Oxfordshire has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a groundbreaking new gene therapy trial.
Persistent confusion around VPPs may impede successful policymaking, challenging regulatory commissions, stalling deployments and delaying important benefits to our electricity system.
Jeanna Giese's life changed forever when she was bitten by a rabid bat outside a church in 2004. It was feared rabies would be a death sentence until doctors tried a new method.