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dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours ago

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

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

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dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours ago
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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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  • shalafi@lemmy.world
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    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.

    • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOP
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      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

  • Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
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    Another point on the ‘return to monke’ scale.

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    If these primates have the same ability to drink as humans do, then they must have the same ability to drive a we do.

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    Oh, that explains why they don’t drive cars

  • The Velour Fog @lemmy.world
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    I mean, can you blame them?

  • Una@piefed.europe.pub
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    Based :3 good uncle

  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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    Goddamn they live better than us in every way

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
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    Going to a chimp-only AA meeting really hits different.

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    Me too, chimpsan. Me too

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    Hell yeah, let’s party.

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    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDJ-sTuoO8

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      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

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    The difference being that they don’t know it’s a poison.

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      I think a bunch of chimps downvoted you.

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