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Africa: Chimps Regularly Consume Alcohol, Study Finds

eriinfo.com3 hours ago07 mins

A new study has observed that chimpanzees regularly eat fermented fruit together, suggesting that alcohol consumption is more deeply rooted in human evolution than previously thought. Chimpanzees regularly consume fermented fruit in the wild – ingesting significant amounts of alcohol in the process, according to a new studypublished by Science. Researchers led by Aleksey Maro from the…

Wild chimpanzees consume the equivalent of 2 cocktails a day in the form of boozy fruit, research finds

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

In the forests of Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire, chimps crowd into fig and plum trees, feasting on fruit that’s sweet, soft and just a little boozy. A new study shows those daily snacks quietly add up to the equivalent of nearly two alcoholic beverages for humans. A team of scientists at University of California Berkeley…