Wildlife behaving like drunk humans after eating fermented fruits is generally considered anecdotal rare, and is not well documented in academic literature. However, one group of ecologists is ...

Scientists reveal that wild animals regularly consume naturally occurring alcohol from fermented fruits and nectar. This ...

The relaxed feeling you get after a cold beer or a glass of wine is down to the ethanol content of the beverage. This is a naturally occurring substance produced by the fermentation of sugars. For ...

Vervet monkeys living on the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis are famous for their fondness for alcohol. Their taste ...

Animals are attracted to fruits derived from the production of alcoholic beverages due to their high caloric value. Now his story is recalled by Dariusz Dziektarz, a forester and populariser of ...

If you've ever seen a bird flying haphazardly and wondered if it might be drunk, you might be right. In fact, more animals might be getting drunk than scientists previously thought. A new study ...

Bees can get drunk from fermented nectar, and guard bees may eject intoxicated foragers to protect the hive from harm.

A Minnesota squirrel was fed old pears that were likely fermented and acted so drunk it couldn’t stand up straight. Video shows it wobbling while trying to eat. Screengrab from PiggyGirl2010 on ...

A new study found that animals are eating fruit containing ethanol, a chemical used to make alcohol, more often than previously thought. Photo by Daniel Restrepo Londono via Unsplash Humans are no ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Wild animals have long consumed naturally fermented foods, a process involving yeast producing alcohol from sugars. This ...