Chimps regularly consume alcohol, study finds
Wild chimpanzees regularly consume fermented fruits, ingesting significant alcohol daily, equivalent to a human drinking over half a liter of beer. Studies confirm this social behavior across African national parks, suggesting human alcohol consumption has deep evolutionary roots, not just cultural origins. This challenges previous assumptions about animal alcohol intake.
Wild chimpanzees regularly consume fermented fruits, ingesting significant alcohol daily, equivalent to a human drinking over half a liter of beer. Studies confirm this social behavior across African national parks, suggesting human alcohol consumption has deep evolutionary roots, not just cultural origins. This challenges previous assumptions about animal alcohol intake.
