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Urine tests confirm alcohol consumption in wild African chimps (news.berkeley.edu)
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[–] 21 points 8 months ago (10 children)

So do all wild mammals that live near fruit bearing trees I'm sure. That's kind of the gig. It's not like they're cultivating their food or checking for spoilage. They're opportunistic feeders, so fruit on the ground that isn't overly spoiled is going to be a meal.

Ever seen drunk Deer or Moose?

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    Bees get drunk all the time on fermented fruit. Hives even have rules to not let drunk bees back in the hive until they sober up

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Parrots have been known to purposefully get drunk. I had a small type of parrot once and he would drink, I shared wine, beer, gin and tonic, and such, he would drink a bit then cut himself off after a certain amount, and would throw it around with his beak, but that's a thing with that breed they are known for throwing fruit off of trees for no apparent reason.

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  • [+] 7 points 8 months ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    My thoughts exactly. Grandparents had an apple tree that hung over the neighbors yard and dropped apples, which rotted and fermented. The neighbor's donkey would eat them up all the time and get blitzed off his ass.

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