Drunk as a Monkey

What separates man from beast? Apparently, not drunken behavior:

Monkeys drink more alcohol when housed alone, and some like to end a long day in the lab with a boozy cocktail, according to a new analysis of alcohol consumption among members of a rhesus macaque social group.

The study, recently published in the journal Methods, also found that booze affects monkeys much the same way it affects people.

"It was not unusual to see some of the monkeys stumble and fall, sway, and vomit," Chen added. "In a few of our heavy drinkers, they would drink until they fell asleep."

They drink alone. Yeah, with nobody else. You know when they drink alone, they prefer to use their prehensile tail.

I'm just happy I live in a world where someone is getting monkeys drunk in the name of science. That just brings a smile to my face. Next up: Taking monkeys to spring break. For science!

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#3 Comment from dpoem
5/10/06 9:03 PM | Permalink

Pffft... I could have told you that. I was a bartender for a couple of years in college, and I know first hand that monkeys like their martinis dry, and they like to be left alone. They're also terrible tippers.

-Dan
http://journals.aol.com/dpoem/TheWisdomofaDistractedMind/
#2 Comment from joolsinwa
5/10/06 1:12 PM | Permalink

lol
happy birthday john!!!!!!!!
~julie
#1 Comment from plittle
5/10/06 8:35 AM | Permalink

Monkeys Gone Wild!
-Paul
http://journals.aol.ca/plittle/AuroraWalkingVacation/

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