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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Thu Jun 11, 2015, 12:30 PM Jun 2015

Chimpanzees Not Only Understand Cooking, They Also Enjoy Getting Drunk with Their Friends



NO.

The OTHER chimps.



Chimpanzees Not Only Understand Cooking, They Also Enjoy Getting Drunk with Their Friends

http://www.thedailymeal.com/news/drink/chimpanzees-not-only-understand-cooking-they-also-enjoy-getting-drunk-their-friends/61015

On the heels of a study that found chimpanzees to possess an understanding of the cooking process — something once thought to belong only to humans — another new study reveals that chimpanzees can be social drinkers, too.

In a 17-year study, scientists found that chimps, who share the human ability to metabolize ethanol, were more than happy to take advantage of the effects of an alcoholic beverage or two, especially if they were among friends.

The drink in question is derived from the raffia palm in Bossou, Guinea, which produces a fermenting sap that is commonly collected into plastic containers and consumed within a day by humans.

Chimpanzees, on the other hand, have been observed ingesting the sap using a drinking tool — often a leaf-scoop or a leaf-sponge that “is immersed in the fluid, then retrieved and inserted into the mouth for compressive extraction between the tongue and palate.”
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Chimpanzees Not Only Understand Cooking, They Also Enjoy Getting Drunk with Their Friends (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2015 OP
LOLOLOL! rusty fender Jun 2015 #1
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