Chimps Consume Alcohol Equivalent of Nearly 2 Drinks a Day
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A study found that chimpanzees consume an amount of alcohol equivalent to nearly 2 drinks a day, sparking interest in their drinking habits, with the single comment on the post questioning the methodology of the study.
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That's equivalent to a 60 kilo human eating 3 to 6 kg of food every day.
Plausible hypothesis - the chimps have developed a taste for alcohol mostly because of its higher calorie density - 7 calories/g. Vs. 4 cal/g for sugars and starches.