African Elephants Use Medicinal Plants to Treat Illness in Kenya
Research indicates wild African elephants in Kenya self-medicate with specific plants and mothers administer remedies to offspring.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 24 Sept 2026. BBC Science published first, on 24 September at 11:42 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 27h 57m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 25 September at 15:40 UTC.
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- African elephants
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