1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Fresh Show is on. It feels good, good news, happy stories. 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: We share them every day on the show. Kaylene, what'd 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: you find? 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 2: Days after Roger Watson's one hundredth birthday staff at the 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 2: current Beverly Senior Living development in Massachusetts through a party 6 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: complete with loved ones, a custom cake, and a performance 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 2: from his newly formed band called The Current Voltage. Oh boys, 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: one hundred. 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: Current Voltage, Right, yes, let's get years old. 10 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, the photos are so cute. So the retired engineer 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 2: started playing drums in a jazz and swing band in 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 2: the nineteen thirties, but he formed his new band, The 13 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 2: Current Voltage with some fellow residents at the Old Folks Home, 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 2: often jumping between the drums and his other favorite, the Sacks. 15 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: The move aligns with the advice he had to share 16 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 2: with those younger than him, don't wait until you're old 17 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 2: to live life and do the things you love. So 18 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: he turned a hundred and he got to perform with 19 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: his band on the drums at his old folks Home. 20 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: Amazing. 21 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah. 22 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if is this good news, sweet or 23 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: just cool or whatever, But even though there is evidence 24 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: of certain self medication behaviors and animals. So far, it's 25 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: never been known that animals treat their wounds with healing plants, 26 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: but now biologists in Indonesia have observed this in a 27 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: male orangutan. So cool so after sustaining a facial wound, 28 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: he ate and repeatedly applied sap from a climbing plant 29 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: with anti inflammatory and pain relieving properties commonly used the 30 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: in traditional medicine. He covered the entire wound himself with 31 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: the green plant mesh, the closest relative to humans. The 32 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: great apes are known to ingest specific plants to treat 33 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: parasite infection, and to rub plant material on their skin 34 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: to treat sore muscles, which that's just cool. 35 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: They're so smart. 36 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: During daily observations of the orangutans, we noticed that a 37 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: male named Rakous had sustain a facial wound, most likely 38 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: during a fight with a neighboring male, and he treated 39 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: it himself. He even knows what's to take with little 40 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: Tommy hurts. 41 00:01:58,520 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: That's nuts. 42 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: Doesn't get insurance. You know what I'm saying. And I 43 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: want to say it was it was a gorillas or 44 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: orange thing, but I bring this up every time we 45 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: talk about it. This sort of species this area. But 46 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: there is a video online of a guy who raised 47 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: I want to say it was gorillas. He raised gorillas, 48 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: like rescue gorillas as babies, and then they released them. 49 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: And then he went a little boat many years later 50 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: to see if they remembered him. And they did. They 51 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: remembered him. They welcomed his wife, they entered the male 52 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: that he raised, introduced him to his wives. Yeah, and kids. 53 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,239 Speaker 1: And then the male that he raised tried to get 54 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: with his wife. Oh, totally flirted with his wife. Oh yeah, 55 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: like cuddled her, like took the hat off her head 56 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: and put it on his head. I mean, he seems 57 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: like there's a person inside of like a costume. When 58 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: you're watching this video. We should get it up at 59 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 1: Fredshire Radio dot com. Got it right. It is amazing. 60 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: I love them. 61 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: And they were worried like he would out there, and 62 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: he had like dudes with tranquilizer guns and stuff because 63 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: like it's just a big ass animal now and he 64 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: wasn't sure if he would be remembered and then welcomed. 65 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: But the dude he started calling his name and like 66 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: making these like noises, and the dude just comes out 67 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: of the forest and is like hey man. Yeah, and 68 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: then as he leaves, he follows him all the way 69 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: down the river because he's upset because he's leaving. That's 70 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: his boy, like his boy came over, didn't hang out 71 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: that long, they didn't have a beer, nothing. They're so smart. 72 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: It's amazing. It's an amazing video. Fred Show Radio dot com. 73 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 1: We'll get that up there so you can see it.