Do any other species have doctors? In a sense of an animal gets sick or injured, and the ‘doctor’ will aid recovery by caring for them?
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More like general maintenance and cleaners. There are birds that will eat parasites off of other animals. Or fish that will clean the insides of sharks mouths. Most of the time a sick member of the herd or group is cast out so that no others are exposed to the illness. A mild illness or injury is sometimes a death sentence in the animal world.
More like general maintenance and cleaners. There are birds that will eat parasites off of other animals. Or fish that will clean the insides of sharks mouths. Most of the time a sick member of the herd or group is cast out so that no others are exposed to the illness. A mild illness or injury is sometimes a death sentence in the animal world.
More like general maintenance and cleaners. There are birds that will eat parasites off of other animals. Or fish that will clean the insides of sharks mouths. Most of the time a sick member of the herd or group is cast out so that no others are exposed to the illness. A mild illness or injury is sometimes a death sentence in the animal world.
Certain insects like ants will recognize if one is infected with something like cordyceps and push them out of the nest. They prevent a plague so that’s kind of like a doctor.
Certain insects like ants will recognize if one is infected with something like cordyceps and push them out of the nest. They prevent a plague so that’s kind of like a doctor.
Certain insects like ants will recognize if one is infected with something like cordyceps and push them out of the nest. They prevent a plague so that’s kind of like a doctor.
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