#greatapes — Public Fediverse posts

Are #chimps having a fruity #booze-up in the wild?
According to a paper, the observational data is the first evidence of the sharing of #alcoholic foods among nonhuman #greatapes in the wild.
The fruit in question is seasonal and comes from Treculia africana trees common across the home environment of the wild chimps in Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau.
New data suggests that the human inclination toward feasting in groups is part of our deep evolutionary history
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/are-these-chimps-having-a-fruity-booze-up-in-the-wild/