Mystery Solved: Why Gorillas Eat Rotting Wood

Related: animals, food, random posts, wildlife, wood Posted in random posts on Jul 12, 2006

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From LiveScience.com:

After observing mountain gorillas in Uganda for nearly a year, scientists believe they have discovered why the animals eat decayed wood and lick tree stumps, behaviors that have puzzled primate researchers for decades.

The answer: for the sodium.

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