Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First-of-its-kind measurements have revealed the ethanol content in the fruits consumed by chimpanzees in their natural African ...

Wild chimpanzees across multiple African field sites regularly consume ethanol through ripe and fermented fruit, absorbing enough alcohol to register in their urine and potentially shedding light on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The chimpanzees ate around 4.5 kilograms (10 pounds) of fruit a day. - Aleksey Maro Chimpanzees may consume the equivalent of ...

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 ...

Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This ...

Animals do not choose fruit by chance. What they eat depends on smell, ripeness, texture, and what is available in the moment. Some fruits are taken simply because they drop along familiar paths, ...

First-of-its-kind measurements have revealed the ethanol content in the fruits consumed by chimpanzees in their natural African habitats. The University of California, Berkeley, team detailed the ...

Chimpanzees may consume the equivalent of about one alcoholic drink per day due to the ethanol contained within the fruit they eat, according to a new study. Understanding this behavior of our closest ...