Por que um orangotango passou folhas mastigadas em uma ferida em seu rosto? Separe trinta minutinhos do seu dia e descubra, com a Mila Massuda, o que é a auto-medicação em animais e como ela tem sido estudada em ambiente naturais

Apresentação: Mila Massuda (@milamassuda)

Roteiro: Mila Massuda (@milamassuda) e Emilio Garcia (@emilioblablalogia)

Edição: Clayton Heringer (@tocalivros) e Juscelino Filho (@canalmusicalia)

Produção: Prof. Vítor Soares (@profvitorsoares) @Matheus_Heredia e BláBláLogia (@blablalogia)

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