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fromArs Technica
3 days ago
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Chimps consume alcohol equivalent of nearly 2 drinks a day

Wild chimpanzees regularly consume naturally occurring ethanol in ripe fruit, producing chronic low-level alcohol exposure comparable to nearly two drinks per day.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 days ago
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Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity's Love of Alcohol

Wild chimpanzees ingest ethanol from ripe fruits equivalent to a couple of adult alcoholic beverages daily, indicating ancestral dietary exposure to alcohol.
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