Alcohol Effects on Animals

What makes animals crave alcohol like humans?

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37 mins

Explore the natural occurrence of alcohol in the wild and its effects on animals, in this skoob. Discover how animals like monkeys and elephants intentionally consume fermented fruits and drinks, and how their behavior can help us understand human addiction.

Ep 1:

The Deep Roots of Drunken Life

From billion-year-old microbial brewers to tipsy fruit flies, tumbling howler monkeys, and rat colonies with kings and drunken outcasts, discover alcohol's ancient, surprising grip on the animal kingdom.

Ep 2:

Chatty Birds and Boozy Primates

Chimps binge like humans, Darwin studies drunken baboons, and talkative parrots and starlings reveal uncanny parallels between intoxicated animals and ourselves—plus a clever raccoon's boozy dexterity.

Ep 3:

The Cruel Side of Animal Drinking

Behind the charm lies exploitation: humans have long used alcohol to trap moths, capture baboons, silence smuggled parrots, and even provoke deadly chaos among intoxicated elephant herds.

Ep 4:

Nature's Never-Ending Fermented Feast

Wild elephants trek epic distances chasing fermenting fruit, revealing cyclical cravings and social chaos that mirror addiction, while hamsters and other creatures show nature's instinctive pull toward alcohol.

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