Why No Vet Is Necessary for Wild Animals
Animals and birds rely on mother nature's abundant resources, which include medicinally valuable leaves, roots, soils, and insects, as they lack pharmacies.
How can wild animals care for themselves in the absence of veterinarians or hospitals?
Without pharmacies, animals and birds resort to using the abundant resources found in mother nature, such as medicinally valuable leaves, roots, soils, and insects.
Unfortunately, animals that live in jungles are unable to quickly get to the closest veterinarian when they become sick or are hurt. Furthermore, they are not allowed to scream and yell excessively (except from certain dog breeds!), as this will simply draw the notice of potential predators. As a result, they must suffer in quiet, and many of them self-medicate—something that no doctor would ever recommend. Scientists have named this phenomena zoopharmacognosy, which is an extremely long term.
Without pharmacies, animals and birds rely on the abundant resources found in mother nature, including medicinally valuable leaves, roots, soils, and insects.
Recently, the leaves of a vine known as Fibaurea tinctoria were chewed up by an orangutan named Rakus from Sumatra, Indonesia, and the paste was applied to an open facial wound. With the leaves' antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, anti-oxidant, and anti-carcinogenic qualities—what more could you ask for?—the wound healed rather fast after application. It's mind-boggling how this information was initially found. Who was the first orangutan to discover this? Was it just a coincidence? He or she had to have shared the information with friends and family.
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