quote:
Intoxication is a human trait.
I know there’s something buzzing my brain about some animal making and drinking something fermented. Ring a bell with anyone?
Same goes with animals using drugs. I’m certain I’ve heard of the use of drugs by animals other than Cats and Catnip.
Same with koalas and eucalyptus, though the drug in eucalyptus might not effect koalas.
Hrrmmm. Does some research.
Seems many people report a variety of birds eating fermented fruits and or berries and flying erratically afterwards.
I have heard that arfican elephants will eat a "rotten" fruit which contains alcohol....sorry, no ref. though. Tim
LISTSERV 15.5 - Archives - ErrorSorry, no reference, but I have heard of birds and bears eating fermented fruit and berries. I saw something about it in a nature show, but it was years ago. Tanya
LISTSERV 15.5 - Archives - ErrorKahvah by goats.
That they eat the material, if they do, doesn’t presume that they do so to get high. In the case of alcohol, they may be doing it to gain access to the high calories.