A research team led by the University of Exeter set up cameras in Guinea-Bissau's Cantanhez National Park. Footage of chimps sharing fermented African breadfruit—confirmed to contain ethanol (alcohol) ...

In the wild, some animals have a taste for fermented fruit –which contains small amounts of alcohol. Now, for the first time, wild chimpanzees have been filmed eating and sharing this boozy fruit with ...

The researchers used motion-activated cameras, which filmed chimps sharing fermented fruits on 10 separate occasions. Fruit shared by these chimps was tested for alcohol content. The highest level ...

African breadfruit contains ethanol when fermented, so the researchers tested the fruit to see just how “boozy” it really was, according to an April 21 news release from the University of Exeter.