Summary:

- Researchers have discovered that wild gorillas in Gabon, Africa, consume plants with antibacterial properties that can help fight drug-resistant E. coli bacteria.
- The study found that gorillas purposefully seek out and eat certain plants, such as the leaves of the Aframomum plant, which contain compounds that can inhibit the growth of E. coli, including strains that are resistant to common antibiotics.
- This behavior suggests that gorillas have evolved the ability to self-medicate by consuming plants with natural antimicrobial properties, which could have important implications for understanding the evolution of plant-animal interactions and the development of new antimicrobial treatments.