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Wound licking is an instinctive response in humans and many other animals to an injury.

Dogs, cats, rodents and primates all lick wounds.

There is a common folk belief that animal saliva, especially that of Dogs, has healing properties for human wounds.

Evidence for this comes from a number of historical traditions.

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