#chimps

· 4mo ago

#News: Did you know wild #chimps consume the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks a day? 🍻🐵 #Research shows they get ethanol from eating fermenting fruit! This amazing fact is yet another reason why we must protect them! #Vegan 🌴🔥 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

Wild chimps consume more alcohol than anyone expected

sciencedaily.com

Wild chimps consume more alcohol than anyone expected

Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This supports the idea that alcohol exposure is not a modern human invention but an ancient primate habit. The work strengthens the “drunken monkey” hypothesis and opens new questions about how animals use ethanol cues in their environment.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 6mo ago

#News: Our brains are wired to hear #chimps! 🧐📢🎤🦍 #Research finds a part of #human #brains lightS up for #chimpanzee calls. We share communication roots with our cousins. Protect them! 🧬🗣️✨ #Evolution #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

Human brains light up for chimp voices in a way no one expected

sciencedaily.com

Human brains light up for chimp voices in a way no one expected

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers found a specialized region in the auditory cortex that reacts distinctly to chimp vocalizations, but not to those of bonobos or macaques, revealing an unexpected mix of evolutionary and acoustic influences.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 6mo ago

Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social

#News: Did you know wild #chimps consume the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks a day? 🍻🐵 #Research shows they get ethanol from eating fermenting fruit! This amazing fact is yet another reason why we must protect them! #Vegan 🌴🔥 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

sciencedaily.com

Wild chimps consume more alcohol than anyone expected

Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This supports the idea that alcohol exposure is not a modern human invention but an ancient primate habit. The work strengthens the “drunken monkey” hypothesis and opens new questions about how animals use ethanol cues in their environment.

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