Alcohol ingestion by animals is surprisingly widespread – and we’re starting to understand its impact

By Anna Christina Bowland, PhD Candidate in Biosciences, University of Exeter

Humans may not be the only animals that ingest alcohol, research is suggesting. Studies on animals are showing they may be eating natural ethanol for its medicinal or nutritional properties.

Humans drink alcohol in almost every part of the world, apart from places where people abstain for religious reasons. In the past, many people believed alcohol consumption was unique to humans, but growing evidence is showing we aren’t alone in our taste for booze.

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