PLOSONE — Stories from the cafe — Manuela Hoelterhoff

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Sep 14

Sep 14 Gorillas Are the Latest Primates Seen Self-Medicating

Not too long ago an orangutan in Indonesia was seen self-medicating with a healing plant it uses as a poultice. Now another primate, the African gorilla, has been spotted finding drugs in the jungle.

Mar 6

Mar 6 This Frog Just Won’t Croak

Manuela Hoelterhoff & Mike DiPaola

Conservation

Researchers in Tanzania's Ukaguru Mountains have stumbled upon a new frog species notable for its silence. The Ukaguru spiny-throated reed frog (Hyperolius ukaguruensis) does not croak, sing, or ribbit.