Chimpanzees consume 'two alcoholic drinks a day', study says

Wild Chimps Consume the Equivalent of 2 Drinks a Day

In the forests of Africa, wild chimpanzees are buzzing —unwittingly sipping the equivalent of two cocktails a day, according to new research. Scientists from UC Berkeley and other institutions spent three field seasons in Uganda and Cote d'Ivoire gathering and testing fruit regularly consumed by wild chimps to measure their...

Chimpanzees may consume equivalent of 1 alcoholic drink a day from fermented fruit, study finds

Chimpanzees may consume the equivalent of about one alcoholic drink per day due to the ethanol contained within the fruit they eat, according to a new study.

Chimps ingest alcohol daily: study

Chimpanzees consume the equivalent of at least one alcoholic drink per day as they eat ripe, fermenting fruit, says a study out Wednesday that addresses one possible reason why humans are drawn to booze.

Chimpanzees consume ‘two alcoholic drinks a day’

Findings could explain why humans have such a fondness for drinking

Wild chimps eating fermenting fruit get a surprising slug of alcohol

Ripe fruit is an integral part of the diet of wild chimpanzees, as they routinely eat an amount equaling about 10% of their body weight daily. And because this fruit often is undergoing natural fermentation, they are ingesting a surprising quantity of alcohol - the equivalent, according to scientists, of a person drinking two cocktails per day.