Chimpanzee hygiene routines in Uganda’s Budongo Forest include applying chewed leaves to wounds and wiping bottoms after a Number Two. Researchers clocked 23 cases of self-care, plus one romantic cleanup, between Sonso and Waibira groups. One scientist called it “not uniquely human.”

Jungle healthcare is more advanced than you’d guess—chimps even help remove snares from strangers. In the wild, mutual aid and wound-tending rituals hint at the roots of animal empathy and the evolution of medical care. It’s wild primatology, with leafy bedside manner.