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SCIENCE & TECH: Scientists Coin "Scrumping" for Ape Behavior That May Explain Human Love of Alcohol – U-S-NEWS.COM

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Scientists have introduced a new term for an ancient behavior that may hold the key to understanding humanity’s complex relationship with alcohol. Researchers from Dartmouth and the University of St Andrews have coined “scrumping” to describe African apes’ preference for eating fallen, fermented fruit from the forest floor, a behavior that could explain how our ancestors first developed the ability to metabolize alcohol millions of years before …
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U-S-NEWS.COM broke the news in on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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