Madagascar's lemurs use millipedes for their tummy troubles
Monday, July 30, 2018 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Madagascar's red-fronted lemurs may have a secret weapon from nature's medicine cabinet: millipedes. Biologists believe that lemurs chew on millipedes to treat and prevent conditions such as itching or weight loss which are caused by parasites that might live in and around their guts.