In the wild, chimpanzees likely ingest the equivalent of several alcoholic drinks every day
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Oh, that explains why they don't drive cars
We must figure out what other human laws chimpanzees respect
Unlike humans, they have the sense not to get behind the wheel whilst inoxicated. Quite a remarkable attribute.
Goddamn they live better than us in every way
Chimps, not so much. Their society is exceedingly violent and hierarchical. Bonobos (equally close human relative in the other side of the Congo River) on the other hand, they have shit figured out.
Arguably my comment is funnier if you know anything about great apes
Me too, chimpsan. Me too
I mean, can you blame them?
Another point on the 'return to monke' scale.
Hell yeah, let's party.
I know we evolved to handle ethanol, but thought it was a recent thing, since the invention of beer. Weird.
Yes, I understand we didn't evolve from chimps.
I think the ability to metabolize ethanol with alcohol dehydrogenase is a separate, more recent thing. But a lot of the tree of life gets buzzed in various ways! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_drug_use_in_animals
Ratatoskr the squirrel on the tree of life drank the mead of wisdom.
We did evolve from a common ancestor idk what you are on about. You were not intelligently designed in god's image, but evolved from monkeys. Chimps being perhaps the closest relative surviving.
Right. In other words, we didn't evolve from chimps.
You were not intelligently designed pal.
They're not saying we are?
Intelligently designed? I am just not you guys.
We came from the same ancestor as chimps. Just as birds came from dinosaurs.
Who here do you think is suggesting otherwise?
Nobody but you said anything about intelligent design.
We evolved from a common anscestor to monkeys and great apes (a class in which we belong). We are not, and did not, evolve from monkeys.
What do you suppose our common ancestor must have looked like? A dragon with wheels?
No. But it also wasnt a monkey.
Not like them condescending fools that say we come from monkeys, that ain't my heritage! Is that your heritage?
But people are primates that evolved from primates, whether monkey is misused in terminology referring to all primates or nor.
If these primates have the same ability to drink as humans do, then they must have the same ability to drive a we do.
Yeah, drive each other bananas!
I'll see myself out...
Going to a chimp-only AA meeting really hits different.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDJ-sTuoO8
Ive never had fresh Marula fruit, but this shit is good, and its made from it
https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/liqueurscordialsschnapps/cream/amarula-fruit-cream-liqueur/p/94325750
Based :3 good uncle
The difference being that they don't know it's a poison.
I think a bunch of chimps downvoted you.
Alcohol is not poison. Methanol is.
Bro ethanol alcohol is absolutely a poison. It’s just not a very good one
More puritanical propaganda.
Kick rocks back to Russia ya alcoholic. How’s that for propaganda for your ass? You fucking weirdo
Username checks out.
Bro, why are you still fucking here? Get bent. Your baby face icon is a dead giveaway
I have no idea what you're talking about.