Doctors by nature : how ants, apes, and other animals heal themselves /

"What happens when animals get sick? Do they rely exclusively on their bodies own defense systems to protect them, or are there other behaviors they can use to heal themselves? Humans have been using plants, fungi, and other natural mechanisms to treat ailments and disease for millennia--why no...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	De Roode, Jaap, 1977- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Health behavior in animals. Animals > Drug use. Habitudes sanitaires chez les animaux. Animaux > Usage des médicaments. Healing. MEDICAL. Animals. NATURE. Ecology. Life Sciences. SCIENCE. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior) Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

Cover
Contents
1. Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
2. Chimp Chausiku
3. Parasites and Pathogens
4. Beetles and Bulldogs
5. Birds and Butts
6. Ants and Aliens
7. Poisons and Proteins
8. Living and Learning
9. Woolly Wisdom
10. Sticky Bee Business
11. Dogs Are Dogs
12. Elephant Educators
13. Cats and Catnip
14. Plants and Pollinators
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index