Saturday, July 30, 2016

Alcoholic Lemurs

Researchers have found a specie of lemur, the aye-aye, that prefers to drink fermented nectar. While the animal isn't out to get drunk, they prefer the fermented nectar for its increased caloric content. The study does show that the taste of alcohol is possibly widespread throughout the primate lineage, and it may have even be linked to genetic factors responsible for early human diets. Humans were genetically adapted to consuming alcohol long before we figured out how to make it.

                                     

http://www.livescience.com/55470-aye-ayes-adore-alcohol.html

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