Tag: Bread Fruit
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Nature’s Happy Hour: Chimps Share Boozy Fruit, Scientists Find
Wild chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National Park have been observed for the first time eating and sharing fermented fruits containing alcohol, according to a study recently published in Current Biology. Researchers found that these clever primates selectively consumed overripe African breadfruit, which naturally ferments on the forest floor, with some fruits packing up to 0.61%…