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Are these chimps having a fruity booze-up in the wild?
New data suggests that the human inclination toward feasting in groups is part of our deep evolutionary history.
It wouldn't confer any evolutionary advantage, and per the authors, there is evidence in the common ancestor of African apes of a molecular mechanism that increases the ability to metabolize alcohol. “For humans, we know that drinking alcohol leads to a release of dopamine and endorphins, and resulting feelings of happiness and relaxation,” said co-author Anna Bowland of the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall. Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.
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