But some of the smartest crows of all may be found in the animal physiology lab at the University of Tübingen in Germany.

"This case represents the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer, the first author of a paper about the revelation, told NPR. She ...

Researchers in Sumatra observed an orangutan treat his own facial wound by improvising a topical paste.

But when the right balance of enjoyment and aggression is struck, teasing can also be a form of play and amusement, says Isabelle Laumer at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany.

Researchers led by primatologist Dr. Isabelle Laumer of the Max Planck Research Group have been studying great apes and Goffin cockatoos at the University of Vienna, the Max Planck Institute in ...

In the latest study, Isabelle Laumer at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour, Germany, and her colleagues noticed a fresh gash on the cheek of a male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii ...

An orangutan in a protected Indonesian rainforest site who sustained a facial wound treated the injury himself, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports earlier this month.

Study lead author Isabelle Laumer, a post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, told CNN that the team were “very excited” by their observations, which took place ...

“It may be that Rakus learned this behavior from other animals in his birth area,” says lead author and animal behaviorist Isabelle Laumer of the Max Planck Institute in Germany. It is also ...

"This case represents the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer, the first author of a paper about the revelation, told NPR.

Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented. Rakus, a male ...