Updates On 25th May 2015
ACRES 
May 25, 2015 
ACRES, NGOs 
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WOUND HEALING IN MACAQUES
Human wounds tend to gape and generally take a long time to heal. In contrast, strong anecdotal evidence indicates that the wounds of non-human primates heal faster than human wounds. For example, it is said that chimpanzees “heal overnight”, both in captivity and in the wild. The mechanism of this apparent difference is unknown.
Scientists have recently recorded animals performing actions that unquestionably look like self-medicating. If wild animals are self-medicating, the implications are vast; not only for pharmacists searching for new drugs, but also for wildlife custodians hoping to improve the management and protection of wildlife.
Last week, the ACRES Macaque Team responded to three separate cases of collisions between macaques and vehicles. While some macaques lose their lives as a result, others escape with injuries.
Usha is a female macaque who was hit by a car at Old Upper Thomson Road, together with her partner who sadly passed away. She sustained an open wound on her right shoulder. The wound was exposed to infection which could develop into septicaemia. As macaques live in close knit families, the Macaque Team could not rescue her as she was still with her family. Hence, we closely monitored her and her wound. Within a week, her wound closed up.
Usha’s wound healing process shows how macaques, and wild animals in general, have the capability to heal by themselves. Family is important to ensure survival for macaques.
We would like to thank ARVC for providing us with medication that the ACRES Macaque Team managed to spray onto Usha’s wound. We are also grateful to Noeleen and Angelyn from Nparks for working together with the ACRES Macaque Team in monitoring Usha.
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