Primal Spirits: New Research Explores the Evolutionary Roots of Alcohol Consumption in Great Apes

After 11 days of sampling, Maro obtained data that fills a significant gap in the "Drunken Monkey hypothesis." Most of the urine samples contained "ethyl glucuronide," a byproduct of alcohol metabolism which indicates that the chimpanzees had ingested significant amounts of ethanol, likely through the consumption of fermented fruits.