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Orangutans Stop and Smell the Flowers
Aug. 14, 2006
Animals in the wild frequently chew medicinal plants when they are sick, but orangutans at Colorado's Denver Zoo are among the first zoo animals to receive aroma-therapy treatments—they sniff plant oils to improve their moods and health.
The "flower power" seems to work.
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Website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2004/10/orangutans.html
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