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 ...

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, ...

Alcohol can make you woozy and nauseous when you drink too much, but why do humans love it? Wild chimpanzees may hold the answer. Chimps could be eating enough fermented fruit each day and consuming ...

A new study found that animals are eating fruit containing ethanol, a chemical used to make alcohol, more often than previously thought. Photo by Daniel Restrepo Londono via Unsplash Humans are no ...