caroline
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Evolutionary biologist, orangutan researcher and conservationist. Max Planck Research Group Leader. Climbing mountains when not at the desk or in the jungle.
Zurich, Switzerland
Joined September 2017
Contact arne.vollstedt@mut-freiburg.de for further information!
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Fantastic postdoc opportunity: the Mensch und Tier Stiftung is looking for two candidates for two-year postdoc fellowships of great ape behavior, conservation, or habitat protection! 🥁🎺🤓
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Our paper on how social interest - i.e., peering develops in wild and zoo-housed orangutan was published! Whilst the overall age trajectories are highly similar, zoo-housed orangutans peer more frequently and at a larger range of targets, even when controlling for opportunities🦧
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We are hiring! We are looking for an academic staff member to investigate remote tagging mechanisms for primates. The candidate will join the DEC Research Group at the @MPI_animalbehav and the @CBehav at @UniKonstanz . Apply here until Dec 6th🐒🤓:
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Evolutionary Human Sciences invites proposals for guest-edited Special Collections, bringing together contributions dedicated to a specific theme. Learn more> https://t.co/I0uSSoFFgp
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What a successful conference visit! I'm very proud of @noraslania for winning the price of the best student talk about her phd work on peering in wild chimps and of @IsabelleLaumer, @ElliotHowaSpi and Revathe Thillaikumar for their fantastic talks!🏆 @MPI_animalbehav
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We're looking for an enthusiastic part-time data manager to join our group working with the #KokoloporiBonoboResearchProject based at Harvard University. Please help spread the word! 📣 More information and application 👉🏼
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A huge thank you to everybody involved in getting this paper out including team @SuaqOrangutans, in particular Ulil Azhari, @IsabelleLaumer @UNAS1949 @socp_tweets @MPI_animalbehav 🏅🎊And many thanks to all the news outlets for the fantastic coverage🤯!
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We just published one of my favourite observations ever made by the @SuaqOrangutans team: Rakus, a flanged male orangutan at Suaq Balimbing treated a wound in his face with a plant with known medical properties! 🤯🦧 check out the paper here 👇 https://t.co/xp7PloITs3
nature.com
Scientific Reports - Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan
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Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals
theguardian.com
Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists
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Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant
newscientist.com
A male Sumatran orangutan chewed the leaves of a plant used in Indonesian traditional medicine and placed them on a wound on his face
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The male orangutan, called Rakus, was observed by researchers as he chewed leaves and applied a plant paste onto a facial wound.
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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
apnews.com
Researchers say an orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant. It's the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the...
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A @SciReports paper reports observations of a wild male Sumatran orangutan applying chewed leaves from Akar Kuning—a climbing plant used in traditional medicine to treat wounds—to a wound on his cheek. https://t.co/LctlQKVD3k
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🗞️ Rakus, the first orangutan seen healing a wound with a medicinal plant The ape covered his face with chewed leaves that contain berberine, an extract that is available in pharmacies Read more 👇
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The ape covered his face with chewed leaves that contain berberine, an extract that is available in pharmacies
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An orangutan named Rakus appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies, according to a new study. https://t.co/Nrko1ivHED
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A wild orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant. Previous research documented great apes foraging for medicines to heal themselves, but scientists hadn't yet seen an animal treat itself in this way
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Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant
newscientist.com
A male Sumatran orangutan chewed the leaves of a plant used in Indonesian traditional medicine and placed them on a wound on his face
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An orangutan in Indonesia has been observed appearing to treat a facial wound possibly sustained during a fight with a medicinal tropical plant in a world first https://t.co/hL1oeBE5If
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