Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Self-medicating animals are not new to the animal kingdom.
Lemurs in Madagascar deliberately bite and irritate toxic millipedes until the insects release a chemical defense containing hydrogen cyanide and organic acids. The lemurs rub the secretion through ...
The animal kingdom is full of interesting and wacky creatures. For every overly cute creature like the Shawn-the-sheep nudibranch, there are strange and weird creatures like the red-fronted lemur.
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