3mo ago

In the wild, chimpanzees likely ingest the equivalent of several alcoholic drinks every day

phys.org In the wild, chimpanzees likely ingest the equivalent of several alcoholic drinks every day

The first-ever measurements of the ethanol content of fruits available to chimpanzees in their native African habitat show that the animals could easily consume the equivalent of more than two standard alcoholic drinks each day, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Oh, that explains why they don't drive cars
- We must figure out what other human laws chimpanzees respect
- Unlike humans, they have the sense not to get behind the wheel whilst inoxicated. Quite a remarkable attribute.

Goddamn they live better than us in every way
- Chimps, not so much. Their society is exceedingly violent and hierarchical. Bonobos (equally close human relative in the other side of the Congo River) on the other hand, they have shit figured out.
  
  Arguably my comment is funnier if you know anything about great apes

Me too, chimpsan. Me too

I mean, can you blame them?

Another point on the 'return to monke' scale.

Hell yeah, let's party.

I know we evolved to handle ethanol, but thought it was a recent thing, since the invention of beer. Weird.
Yes, I understand we didn't evolve from chimps.
- I think the ability to metabolize ethanol with alcohol dehydrogenase is a separate, more recent thing. But a lot of the tree of life gets buzzed in various ways! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_drug_use_in_animals
  
  Ratatoskr the squirrel on the tree of life drank the mead of wisdom.
- We did evolve from a common ancestor idk what you are on about. You were not intelligently designed in god's image, but evolved from monkeys. Chimps being perhaps the closest relative surviving.
  
  Right. In other words, we didn't evolve from chimps.
  
  We evolved from a common anscestor to monkeys and great apes (a class in which we belong). We are not, and did not, evolve from monkeys.

Going to a chimp-only AA meeting really hits different.

If these primates have the same ability to drink as humans do, then they must have the same ability to drive a we do.
- Yeah, drive each other bananas!
  I'll see myself out...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDJ-sTuoO8
- Ive never had fresh Marula fruit, but this shit is good, and its made from it
  https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/liqueurscordialsschnapps/cream/amarula-fruit-cream-liqueur/p/94325750

Based :3 good uncle

The difference being that they don't know it's a poison.
- I think a bunch of chimps downvoted you.
- Alcohol is not poison. Methanol is.
  
  Bro ethanol alcohol is absolutely a poison. It’s just not a very good one

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