Crack coon

Some wild animals exhibit human-like behavior that amazes people.

University of Oxford scientists studying chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest were surprised to see the primates chewing leaves but not because they were hungry.

“The chimpanzees dab them on their wounds or chew the plants and then apply it to an open injury,” lead researcher Elodie Freymann told BBC.

The researchers were able to record a young female chimpanzee applying the chewed plant to an injury on its mother’s body, indicating that the animals know not only how to self-medicate but also to show empathy, Freyman said, according to BBC.

Another anecdote mentioned in the study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution was about the hygiene habits of chimpanzees who use leaves to wipe themselves after defecating, BBC reports.

The scientists tested the plants the chimps use to heal wounds and found that the leaves had antibacterial properties. This could help in the search for new medicines, according to the scientists.

Other wild animals though ape bad human habits.

Police in Springfield, Ohio recently stopped a vehicle whose owner had an active warrant and a suspended driver’s license. They detained the driver and then went back to her car.

When officer Austin Branham checked the car, he found a raccoon sitting in the driver’s seat with a meth pipe in its mouth, The Guardian reports.

Upon checking the car, police discovered a bulk amount of methamphetamine, some crack cocaine, and three used glass meth pipes, according to The Guardian.

The owner of the car and the raccoon, Victoria Vidal, 55, is facing drug charges and has been cited for driving while under suspension.