Animal Doctors

About Animal Doctors

Only twenty-five years ago, the first evidence of self-medicating behaviour among animals was reported among chimpanzees. On the basis of this pioneering research, led by the American Michael Huffman, a new science was founded: "zoopharmacognosy", or the study of animal pharmacopeia.

Animal Doctors (2014) is a documentary film directed by Jacques Mitsch. At 55 minutes long, it arrived in January 2014.

Its themes are animals and nature.

Phil Wharton plays Narrator (voice). The screenplay is by Benoit Grison and Jacques Mitsch. Produced by ARTE. In the United States it streams on Magellan TV and Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel.

The Lion King, The Revenant, and Evan Almighty make useful companions to Animal Doctors.