Chimps’ taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans’ love of alcohol
Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who’d feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars. (Image credit:
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Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who’d feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars. (Image credit:
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