Filmed chimpanza collective intoxication / day
For the first time, the University of Exeter University has filmed wild chimpanzees, which are divided with brutal fruits and collectively intoxicated. From animal behavior, it can be realized that the carousel in the head improves their mood and makes it more friendly. This has a positive effect on the social bond of the chimps.
A similar positive effect after alcohol intake is also observed in humans. Also most Homo sapiens As a result of intoxication becomes more open and friendly. « We know that alcohol consumption promotes the release of dopamine and endorf ines as well as a sense of happiness and relaxation, » in a magazine Current Biology Explains Anna Boulenda, the author of the study, « we also know that common alcohol consumption, including using traditions such as a feast, helps to build and strengthen social links. Now we also know that wild chimps eat and share with ethanol fruits. The question: Does they benefit similar benefits? »
Scientists noticed a dreading chimpanze in West African State Guinea Bisava National Park. The cameras installed there were ten separate cases where the animals shared the fraudulent bread tree. The alcohol content was low, but scientists point out that the chimpanza body was enough to intoxicate.
