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When chimpanzees eat ripe figs and other fruits in the wild, it’s a surprisingly boozy feast—the fruit they consume in a day contains the equivalent of a couple of adult beverages. That’s the upshot ...

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 ...

You don’t have to venture far to observe humans in the wild sharing a few drinks at mealtime. But we’re not the only ones. For the first time, wild chimps have been recorded indulging in alcohol ...

Wild chimpanzees love to chow down on sticky-sweet fruit—the riper the better. But, occasionally, these tasty, natural snacks ripen so much that they start to ferment, a process that produces alcohol.

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 ...