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Surprisingly, the chimpanzees can easily consume the “equivalent of more than two standard alcoholic drinks each day.” ...
A study led by UC Berkeley researchers estimated how much ethanol chimpanzees consume in the wild when eating fermented ...
A new study on chimpanzees in Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire supports a theory that humans may have inherited a taste for alcohol from primate ancestors.
Wild chimps ingest natural alcohol daily from fruit, equal to about one to two human drinks, supporting an evolutionary link ...
A survey of the alcohol content of fruits eaten regularly by African chimps shows that their diet could deliver 14 grams of ethanol daily. Given their body size, that's nearly two cocktails' worth.
Learn about the surprising ways wild animals experience natural intoxicants, from fermented fruits to hallucinogenic plants. Cedar waxwings eat a lot of berries, which can sometimes become fermented ...
The animal kingdom is packed with surprising eating behaviors that challenge human understanding of what’s normal or acc ...