Wild chimpanzees in Africa get the amount of alcohol from a glass of beer every day by eating fermented fruit. According to researchers, that explains the “human attraction” to alcohol.
Researchers from the University of Berkeley in the US state of California have conducted research into the amount of ethanol in fermented fruit that chimpanzees eat in the national parks in Uganda and on the Ivory Coast. The monkeys are especially fond of figs, the researchers write in the scientific journal Science Advances .
A piece of ripe fruit contains on average 0.5 percent ethanol, which amounts to 0.31 grams. That may seem like little, but chimpanzees eat around 4.5 kilos of fermented fruit. So that amounts to 14 grams of ethanol, which is equivalent to a glass of beer of 285 milliliters with 5 percent alcohol.
“The chimpanzees eat 5 to 10 percent of their body weight of ripe fruit every day, so even low concentrations of ethanol yield a high daily total,” says researcher Robert Dudley to The Guardian . “A considerable dose of alcohol.” However, the study emphasizes that the chimpanzees do not show any signs of drunkenness.
According to Dudley, the research supports the theory that people like to drink alcohol through the preference of our “primate inquires” for energy -rich fruits. “The human attraction to alcohol probably originated from this nutritional heritage,” says co-researcher Aleksey Maro.
Suggest juice becomes alcoholic beverage
Incidentally, it has already been demonstrated that chimpanzees are getting alcohol. In 2015, after a seventeen-year study, researchers concluded that a group of wild chimpanzees in Southeast Guinea regularly receives alcohol by drinking juice from raffia alms.
The sugary juice ferates into an alcoholic drink within a few hours. The chimpanzees drink on average one liter at a time, which is on average equal to half a liter of beer of 3.1 percent.
Wild Chimpanzees in Africa Consume The Amount of Alcohol in A Glass or Beer Daily by Eating Fermented Fruit. Accordance to researchers, this explains the “human attraction” to alcohol.
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, Have Conducted Research Into the Amount of Ethanol in Fermented Fruit That Chimpanzees Eat in National Parks in Uganda and the Ivory Coast. The Monkeys are particularly Fond of Figs, The Researchers Write in the Scientific Journal Science Advances .
A piece of ripe fruit contains an avalage or 0.5 percent ethanol, which amounts to 0.31 grams. That May Seem Like Little, But Chimpanzees eat about 4.5 kilos or fermented fruit. This amounts to 14 grams of ethanol, which is equivalent to a glass or bear or 285 milliliters with 5 percent alcohol.
“The Chimpanzees Eat 5 to 10 percent of their Body Weight in Ripe Fruit every day, so even low concentrations of Ethanol Deliver a High Daily Total,” Says researcher Robert Dudley to the Guardian . “A significant dose or alcohol.” However, the research Emphasizes that the chimpanzees do not show any signs of drunkness.
Accordance to Dudley, The Research Supports the Theory That People Like To Drink Alcohol because of the Preference of Our “Primate Ancestors” for Energy-Rich Fermented Fruit. “The Human Attraction to Alcohol Likely Originated from this Nutritional Heritage,” Says Co-Researcher Aleksey Maro.
Sugary Sap Becomes Alcoholic Beverage
It has bone show before that chimpanzees consume alcohol. In 2015, Researchers concluded after a seventeen-year study that a group of wild chimpanzees in Southast Guinea Regularly and Habitual consume alcohol by Drinking SAP from Raffia Palms.
The Sugary SAP FERMENTS INTO AN Alcoholic Beverage Within A Few Hours. The Chimpanzees Drink An Average of One Liter at A Time, which is on Average equivalent to half a liter or bear or 3.1 percent.