Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find

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African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.

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  • Reported by BBC Science and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:42:42 UTC.

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