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Research Supports 'Drunken Monkey' Theory of Alcohol Consumption in Chimps

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Research Supports 'Drunken Monkey' Theory of Alcohol Consumption in Chimps
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Wild chimpanzees consume the equivalent of a daily lager's alcohol from ripened fruit, supporting the 'drunken monkey' hypothesis that humans' taste for alcohol may have evolved from primate ancestors relying on fermented fruit for food, although the amount consumed does not cause drunkenness.

Topics:nationscience#alcohol-consumption#chimpanzees#drunken-monkey-hypothesis#evolutionary-biology#fermented-fruit#science
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  1. Chimps 'lager a day' in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory  BBC
  2. Wild chimpanzees consume the equivalent of 2 cocktails a day in the form of boozy fruit, research finds  CBS News
  3. Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit  The Guardian
  4. Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol  Scientific American
  5. Berkeley scientists find more evidence for 'drunken monkey' hypothesis  SFGATE

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