Flower nectar often contains small amounts of alcohol, meaning pollinators like hummingbirds are drinking it all day long.

Source: Julia Casorso, used with permission. Anecdotes from around the world describe wild animals—everything from wasps to songbirds to baboons—acting drunk after feeding on fermented fruits. But ...

Even though pen-tailed shrews perennially feed on alcoholic palm nectar, the animals do not appear intoxicated, suggesting that they have mechanisms to help them efficiently metabolize ethanol.

Wine is said to be the nectar of the gods – but for birds and bees, nectar itself might be strong enough to feel the kick.

Alcohol turns up in most floral nectar, meaning pollinators are drinking tiny cocktails without ever getting drunk ...

Flower nectar contains small amounts of alcohol, and animals like hummingbirds and bees consume it daily without harm.

It isn’t just humans who like to drink alcohol, as a review of published evidence has found that animals also consume the substance. “Evidence is growing that humans are not drinking alone,” the ...

As bees and hummingbirds flit from flower to flower, greedily sipping nectar in exchange for pollination, the animals often ...

A study published in the journal Biology Letters has provided the strongest physiological evidence yet that wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) regularly consume alcohol as part of their natural diet.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First-of-its-kind measurements have revealed the ethanol content in the fruits consumed by chimpanzees in their natural African ...