Friday, August 1, 2008

animals drink too


NYT reports on new research that wild animals drink alcohol, maybe i can use this to excuse my weekend habits?

German scientists have discovered that seven species of small mammals in the rain forests of western Malaysia drink fermented palm nectar on a regular basis. For several of the species, including the pen-tailed tree shrew, the nectar, which can have an alcohol content approaching that of beer, is the major food source — meaning they are chronic drinkers.

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  2. ha ha... saw this in a "drugs and alcohol" class i took in college

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