Scientists say that the phenomenon could one day help researchers understand alcohol abuse in humans A new study has found that chimpanzees may consume the equivalent of about two alcoholic beverages ...

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A new study has found that chimpanzees may consume the equivalent of about two alcoholic beverages a day through fermented fruit. The study, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Science ...

Chimpanzees consume the equivalent of two human alcoholic drinks each day thanks to their fondness for ripe fruit, researchers have said. Wild chimpanzees regularly eat around 10% of their body weight ...

Alcohol can make you woozy and nauseous when you drink too much, but why do humans love it? Wild chimpanzees may hold the answer. Chimps could be eating enough fermented fruit each day and consuming ...

A chimpanzee eating figs at Ngogo in Uganda's Kibale National Park in 2018. UC Berkeley biologists measured the ethanol content of many types of fruit that chimps routinely consume and found that they ...

Human cravings for booze may have deep evolutionary roots, a new study has shown. The study, published in Science Advances, involved observing the eating behaviors of chimpanzees—"our closest living ...

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Scientists estimate chimps’ alcohol consumption for the first time, and find they seem to prefer boozier fruit. Male chimpanzees at the Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire are shown eating. A new study ...