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Wild chimpanzees filmed sharing ‘boozy’ fruit for 1st time

Scientists filmed wild chimpanzees sharing alcohol-laced fermented fruit for the first time and it looks eerily familiar

In the lush canopies of Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National Park, a group of wild chimpanzees has been caught in a moment that’s oddly familiar: eating and sharing fruit laced with alcohol. For the first time,

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Wild chimps filmed sharing 'boozy' fruit

The researchers used motion-activated cameras, which filmed chimps sharing fermented fruits on 10 separate occasions. Fruit shared by these chimps was tested for alcohol content. The highest level found was the equivalent of 0.61% ABV (Alcohol By Volume -- a measure used in alcoholic drinks).

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Wild chimps sharing ‘boozy’ fruit caught on camera for the first time

They documented the chimps sharing African breadfruit, which contains ethanol aka alcohol. Why our evolutionary cousins deliberately seek out the alcohol remains unanswered. Humans have consumed alcohol for millennia,

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