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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.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 24 Sept 2026 · updated 1h ago

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  1. African elephants and medicinal plants: Possible self-medication documented through local ecological knowledge Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
  2. Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find BBC Science

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  • African elephants
  • Mount Elgon
  • Kenya