"Drunken monkey" field study confirms primates' taste for alcoholic fruit

https://newatlas.com ^ | April 03, 2022 | By Nick Lavars

[Red Badger]

Scientists can be really stupid sometimes.

Kinda like drunken monkeys..........................

[Red Badger]

I had a dog once that would sneak up and take your beer if you didn’t watch out................

[Red Badger]

I sure they eat the fruit just for the calories, sure.

Never seen a Fat wild Monkey...................

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger. Cue the Rolling Stones...

[Tallguy]

My dog is an IPA Man.

[nicollo]

These monkees must have been drunk...

[AndyJackson]

... the presence of metabolites from digested alcohol, demonstrating that they were actually using it for energy.

Of course. Given the difficulty of foraging for food, the ability to extend the time from ripening that fruit can be consumed by eating fermented fruit would pose a survival advantage.

[Paperpusher]

Okay, I found evidence that alcohol has an effect on non humans, black bears in this case. The Black bear even had a preferred brand, and there is evidence he could tell beers apart by smell or can type. Smarter than the average bear.

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/black-bear-goes-bender-drinks-much-beer-passes-lawn/