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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Andy Gregory

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Drunk animals far more common than previously thought scientists say - The Untold Story

Spider monkeys have been found to routinely seek out fruit ripe enough to contain ethanol - (Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images)

Drinking alcohol may be far less of a human characteristic than previously thought, according to a new scientific paper arguing that ethanol consumption is widespread in the animal kingdom.

While stories of wild animals behaving in a drunken fashion after eating fermented fruits frequently make headlines, such behaviour is mostly assumed to be rare and accidental.

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