A study published in the journal Biology Letters has provided the strongest physiological evidence yet that wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) regularly consume alcohol as part of their natural diet.

Chimps really are "drunken monkeys" - and actively seek out alcohol in their native habitat, suggests new research. Urine testing confirmed alcohol consumption among wild African chimpanzees with 17 ...

"Monkeys routinely consume fruit containing alcohol, shedding light on our own taste for booze." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 04 / 220401141345.htm (accessed March 26, 2026).

Gene therapy used to increase dopamine production in macaque monkeys showed promising results for those who struggle with alcohol use disorder. Reading time 3 minutes Alcohol addiction could become a ...

Pinky, a black handed spider monkey, walks on a branch in the International Primate Sanctuary of Panama on the Tiger Islands in Gatun Lake of the Panama Canal, Feb. 6, 2000. (AP Photo/Tomas van ...

For 25 years, UC Berkeley biologist Robert Dudley has been intrigued by humans' love of alcohol. In 2014, he wrote a book proposing that our attraction to booze arose millions of years ago, when our ...