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Alcohol Metabolism

Urine Tests Show Wild Chimps Regularly Metabolize Alcohol From Fermented Fruit

A peer-reviewed urine analysis detected a human alcohol biomarker in wild chimps, bolstering the 'drunken monkey' hypothesis.

Study Finds Wild Chimps Consume About One Human Drink’s Worth of Ethanol Daily