
Dr. Isabelle Laumer
@IsabelleLaumer
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Cognitive Biologist & Primatologist @MPI_animalbehav | primate & avian cognition | tool-use | innovation | prosociality | humor | curiosity | self-medication
Max Planck Institute, Konstanz
Joined February 2019
RT @BioTay: Der Erfindergeist der Tiere . Es el primer libro de la bióloga cognitiva Alice Auersperg, acerca de la capacidad inventiva de o….
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RT @ChrisKrupenye: Are humans the only species that communicates when a collaborator is missing information?. @TownrowLuke and I show that….
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Jane Goodall speaks about our findings on the self-medication behavior of wild orangutan Rakus that applied a biologically active plant to a wound and about her fascinating observations in the Gombe chimps 🐵🩷. @JGIAustria @JaneGoodallInst @JaneGoodallUK
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RT @EmilyPKnight: Naturebang Alert!. We're off to medical school. With Orangutans. And learning about the origins of medicine in the natura….
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What makes us sick? What makes us well again? And do animals medicate like we do?
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So happy to see another paper on self-medication behavior in our closest relatives published by Elodie Freymann and colleagues! Thanks @ScienceMagazine for including me in the news article ❤️! There is still so much to discover…
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Study suggests sick chimpanzees go out of their way to find plants with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties
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RT @Nature: An orangutan in Sumatra surprised scientists when he was seen treating an open wound on his cheek with a poultice made from a m….
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RT @guardian: Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals
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Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists
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RT @tv3_ghana: Scientists have observed an orangutan treating a wound on its face with a medicinal plant, a world's first. Portia Gabor s….
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RT @EckerleIsabella: Orangutan plays doctor, heals himself | Science | AAAS
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Ape applies a known medicinal plant to his wound
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RT @nypost: An orangutan was seen applying medicinal plant to its wound, marking the first record of such a phenomenon by any wild animal.….
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RT @Nature: An orangutan in Sumatra surprised scientists when he was seen treating an open wound on his cheek with a poultice made from a m….
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Nature - The Sumatran orangutan used a plant known to humans for its medicinal qualities.
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RT @vogel_erin: Congratulations on this very cool finding of medical plant use in orangutan by the @SuaqOrangutans and @UNAS1949 team! #ora….
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RT @darylaustinUT: One of the coolest stories I've had the pleasure of covering for @NatGeo. Grateful to @IsabelleLaumer of @MPI_animalbe….
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The observation provides a window into how our own ancestors may have developed their natural medicines.
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RT @MPI_animalbehav: First evidence for medical wound treatment in a wild animal 🩹🌱🦧 An orangutan was observed applying a plant with medici….
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Wild orangutan treats wound with healing plant and uses it as wound plaster
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