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Scientists have recorded chimpanzees in the wild actively seeking out (探し出す) medicinal (薬の) plants when they’re sick or injured.
They follow 2 groups in the Ugandan forest when those who appeared hurt or unwell searched for a plant that was not part of their usual diet.
The scientists tested samples, most turned out to have anti-bacterial or anti-inflammatory properties.
One of the researchers Elodie Freymann said she thinks the behavior is learned: If I had to guess, I would think that these are socially learned behaviors, these are behaviors that individuals are learning from others in their community.
And I would venture (思い切って～する) so far as to say that it might even be part of a medicinal culture, but more research has to be done.
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