Watch: Wild orangutan treats his own wounds

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A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists.

It is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant.

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Video produced by Gwyndaf Hughes and Georgina Rannard.

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