Chimpanzees have been spotted eating and sharing an alcoholic fruit in the wild for the first time, leaving scientists perplexed about why the primates would deliberately seek such a diet.

You don’t have to venture far to observe humans sharing a few drinks at mealtime. But we’re not the only ones. For the first time, wild chimps have been recorded indulging in alcohol together. (Just ...

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A research team led by the University of Exeter set up cameras in Guinea-Bissau's Cantanhez National Park. Footage of chimps sharing fermented African breadfruit—confirmed to contain ethanol (alcohol) ...

Wild chimpanzees were filmed sharing fermented fruit containing alcohol in a first-of-its-kind video, researchers said. Anna Bowland / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project / University of Exeter In what is ...

Is there anything more human than gathering in groups to share food and partake in a fermented beverage or two (or three, or….)? Researchers have caught wild chimpanzees on camera engaging in what ...

April 22 (UPI) --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 ...

These chimps were a barrel of laughs. Wild chimpanzees in West Africa were caught on video for the very first time sharing fermented African breadfruit that contained ethanol. Researchers from the ...

The chimpanzees obtain ethanol from fermented breadfruit, but it is unknown if this is deliberate, although they have been observed doing so at least ten times. A research team led by the University ...

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Since alcohol can sometimes reduce stress levels, the fruit may be encouraging social behavior in the chimps, according to a recent study Anna Bowland/Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project/University of Exeter ...