Chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park love eating figs, which scientists found had the highest level of alcohol at the site. Aleksey Maro / UC Berkeley Wild chimpanzees consume vast amounts of ...

The first-ever measurements of the ethanol content of fruits available to chimpanzees in their native African habitat show that the animals could easily consume the equivalent of more than two ...

Chimpanzees may consume the equivalent of about one alcoholic drink per day due to the ethanol contained within the fruit they eat, according to a new study. Understanding this behavior of our closest ...

Wild chimpanzees across multiple African field sites regularly consume ethanol through ripe and fermented fruit, absorbing enough alcohol to register in their urine and potentially shedding light on ...

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found chimpanzees eating fermented fruit in their native habitats consume the equivalent of nearly two alcoholic drinks per day.

Wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol. For the first time, wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol. A research team ...

Wild chimps eat medicinal plants to treat illness and injuries, reveals new research. Sick chimpanzees consume tree bark, dead wood and ferns with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects, say ...

For 11 days in late summer 2025, Aleksey Maro found himself in the Ugandan rainforest, doing whatever he could to collect chimpanzee urine. "The most consistent, predictable time is in the morning.