食用有毒植物防性病

大鴇,尤其是雄性,會於繁殖季節食用較有毒性的植物,如虞美人及車前葉藍薊。 這些植物可以幫助殺死病原體,並預防交配時傳播的疾病。

Great bustard, especially male, tends to feed on more toxic plants like common poppies and purple viper’s-bugloss during breeding season. These plants can help kill pathogens and prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2348309-bustards-may-use-plants-to-treat-stis-during-the-breeding-season/

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-world-heaviest-flying-bird-self-medicating.html

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