Chimps Getting Blitzed Have Scientists Lit – IOTW Report

Chimps Getting Blitzed Have Scientists Lit

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A team of British researchers studying chimpanzees in West Africa said they have documented the primates eating and sharing alcoholic fruit.

The University of Exeter team said cameras set up at Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau captured the chimps sharing fermented African breadfruit that was later confirmed to contain ethanol.

The team’s study suggests the chimpanzees could be using the alcohol for a similar purpose as humans who partake in intoxicating beverages.

“For humans, we know that drinking alcohol leads to a release of dopamine and endorphins, and resulting feelings of happiness and relaxation,” Anna Bowland, from the university’s Center for Ecology and Conservation, said in a news release. More

10 Comments on Chimps Getting Blitzed Have Scientists Lit

  1. “For humans, we know that drinking alcohol leads to a release of dopamine and endorphins, and resulting feelings of happiness and relaxation,”

    …and, sometimes feelings of rage and a desire for knife fighting that far outstrips the ability, which would be really interesting in chimps…

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