While this might not seem like much, chimps eat so much fruit (around 10 percent of their body mass every day!), it ends up ...

Dudley co-authored a new paper published in the journal Science Advances reporting the first measurements of the ethanol content of fruits favored by chimps in Ivory Coast and Uganda, finding that the ...

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. Chimpanzees could be consuming ...

But over the years, Dudley's theory has gained an increasing number of adherents. More primatologists now report seeing monkeys and apes eating fermented fruit, a practice that was recorded earlier ...

When I talk about my time in the field, and how wonderful and fascinating chimpanzees are, one thing that often surprises people is that chimps eat meat. Listeners are truly shocked—"Wait what?" they ...

Boozy chimps down the equivalent of two glasses of wine every day in their native habitat, according to new research. A survey of the ethanol content of fruits eaten by the primates suggests they are ...