Chimps eat fruit full of alcohol, but no, they don't get drunk
Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol.
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Chimpanzees ingest more than the equivalent of one alcoholic drink a day – new research
Drinking more than you intended may be something that many humans do, but now research is showing that a taste for alcohol is surprisingly common among animals. In fact a new study has found that chimpanzees may ingest the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks a day from eating fermented fruit.
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Chimps consume a pint of lager’s worth of alcohol every day in fruit, scientists find
Wild chimpanzees in Africa are consuming 14 grams of ethanol each day
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