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Curious Tale: Disabled Bear Stuns with Human-like Walk

Unknown animal behavior, animals, bears, wild animals, wildlife

Disturbing pictures have surfaced showing a two-legged black bear wandering through the mountains of Western Malaysia.
 Virginia
 .


 Kirk Price, a seasoned outdoor enthusiast in the region, used a trail camera to film the bear moving about solely on its two hind legs.


 Price, who
 shared several videos
 In September, regarding the bear, it was mentioned that the region it was moving through "features some of the most rugged landscapes in the Appalachian Mountains," but it was also noted that this didn’t “pose any difficulty for it.”


 Price told
 USA Today
 he thought the bear was a male and around eight years old.


 He mentioned that he initially became aware of the bear in 2018, noting that the creature was "much smaller back then and has nearly doubled in size since being seen for the first time."


 At that stage, he was already moving about independently and wasn’t considered a cub anymore," he clarified. "A cub typically remains with its mother until they’re almost two years old.


 Price mentioned that he personally spotted the bear just once, though both he and multiple others have encountered it frequently through photographs and video footage captured using his trail camera over the years.


 He's highly elusive and seldom seen in person," Price stated. "He resides in the mountains. Whether you believe it or not, he travels quite frequently. His range spans about five miles.

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 Price recounted his single meeting with the bipedal bear in a
 YouTube
 video from 2022.


 He mentioned that he had been teaching his dogs to hunt bears. This practice is against the law in numerous states, but in
 West Virginia
 , hunters can train their dogs year round.


 Practicing with their dogs entails cruising about until they pick up the smell of a bear. Once the scent is detected, the hunters release the dogs, allowing them to pursue and corner the bear up a tree.


 Once a bear has been safely treed, the hunter collects his dogs and sets out to locate another quarry. During hunting season, the hunter would secure his dogs beforehand and shoot the bear from its position in the tree.


 Price mentioned that one day during his training session with numerous hounds, they encountered a bear. He stated that he promptly received an alert on his GPS signaling that the bear had been cornered.


 However, when he reached his dogs, he witnessed an astonishing sight.


 'I start making my way up the hill to where the bear is and as I get closer I can tell just by the sound of it that the bear is on the ground,' he said in the video.


 "I start watching and can hardly believe my eyes. A bear is standing upright, sprinting around like Bigfoot. It was really strange," he remarked, as video showed the dogs encircling the vulnerable creature.

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 Price strongly feels that the bear was born with just two legs and did not suffer an injury due to a hunter or another creature.


 "I strongly believe he was naturally this way and has defied all expectations. The emphasis should be on that. This bear is genuinely incredible," he stated.


 A second two-legged black bear known as Pedals has been seen multiple times in
 New Jersey
 before
 He passed away during a hunting trip in 2016.
 .


 Adult black bears, found across much of North America, usually have the ability to run at speeds between 30 to 35 miles per hour and they excel at climbing trees.


 Price mentioned that although he frequently hunts and consumes bear meat, he is also an advocate for conservation efforts and enjoys observing bears thriving in their natural habitat.


 'This specific bear holds a special place, and I would never deliberately hunt him,' Price stated.

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Curious Tale: Disabled Bear Stuns with Human-like Walk

Unknown animal behavior, animals, bears, wild animals, wildlife

Disturbing pictures have surfaced showing a two-legged black bear wandering through the mountains of Western Malaysia. Virginia . Kirk Price, a seasoned outdoor enthusiast in the region, used a t…

5 Fakta Unik tentang Garangan Leher Belang: Si Pemburu Cepat dan Jago Memanjat Pohon

Unknown animal behavior, animals, culture, wild animals, wildlife

Di dalam subordo Feliformia, yang melibatkan hewan-hewankarena mirip kucing, famili Herpestidae atau garangan menjadi salah satu jenis dengan variasi spesies terbanyak. Terdapat kurang lebih 34 spesies dari familia ini semuanya tersebar di wilayah Dunia Lama seperti Asia, Afrika, serta Eropa. Garangan leher belang merupakan contoh spesies yang mungkin sedikit jarang diperbicangkan (
 Urva vitticolla
 atau
 Herpestes vitticollis
 ).


 Spesies unik ini dikenali oleh bulu bergaya tekstur kasar yang dominan berwarna coklat. Tambahan pula, di ujung ekornya serta bagian akhir dari keempat kakinya, ditambah lagi dengan garis-garis di sekitar leher, terdapat pewarnaan hitam yang menjadi sumber inspirasi untuk penamaannya. Garangan leher belang berkembang hingga ukuran panjang badan antara 43-53 sentimeter, panjang ekor mencapai 30–32 centimeter, dan mempunyai berat mulai dari 1,5 sampai 3 kilogram. Mari kita telusuri bersama tentang spesies menawan ini dalam bahasan mendalam selanjutnya. Simak uraiannya secara menyeluruh di bawah ini, yuk!

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 1. Sebaran dan lingkungan hidup spesies tersebut
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 Hewan aneh bernama garangan berleher bercak ternyata hanya bisa ditemui di Asia Selatan. Spesies mamalia ini biasa hidup di wilayah selatan India khususnya Ghats Barat serta di Sri Lanka. Akan tetapi, densitas populasinya tersebar dengan sangat tak merata; hal itu membuat spesies tersebut lebih sering diketemukan dalam lingkungan seperti taman nasional atau area perlindungan alam.


 Saat ini, opsi habitat untuk burung garangan leher belang sangat bervariasi. Berdasarkan laporan
 The Animal Files
 Terutama, mereka memilih hutan-hutan tropis yang berdekatan dengan sumber air sebagai tempat tinggal preferensial. Akan tetapi, tidak tertutup juga peluang bahwa spesies ini bisa bertahan dalam lahan savana, semak belukar, serta pinggir-pantai. Lebih jauh lagi, mengingat penyebaran permukiman manusia ke wilayah alami garangan leher belang tersebut, binatang ini telah berhasil beradaptasi cukup baik untuk dapat berkembang biak di lingkungan perkebunan milik manusia.

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 2. Makanan favorit
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 Secara umum, burung garangan dengan pola warna di lehernya merupakan hewan omnivora. Ini berarti bahwa mereka adalah hewan oportunis yang bisa memakan segala sesuatu mulai dari biji-bijian sampai buah-buahan. Meskipun demikian, jenis burung tersebut cenderung menjadi karnivora karena kebanyakan waktunya digunakan untuk berburu mangsa hidup.


 Berikut ini adalah beberapa pilihan mangsa untuk garangan leher belang yang bervariasi, yaitu mulai dari kadal, amphibi, burung, mamalia kecil, serangga, sampai dengan ular berbisa. Informasinya dikutip
 Greenverz
 , leher bercorak bahkan bisa mengejar mangsa hingga ukuran sedikit lebih besar daripada dirinya sendiri. Di samping itu, seperti jenis burung garangan lainnya, mereka cukup mahir dalam mengelabui serangan ular berbisa dan mungkin telah berkembang resistensi terhadap racun tersebut.


 Begini, kebiasaan berburu burung garangan leher belang ini kadang membuat masalah bagi manusia, terutama ketika mereka mendekati permukiman penduduk. Sebaliknya, saat melumpuhkan ular dan tikus yang bisa merusak tanaman pertanian, hadirnya burung garangan leher belang tentunya memberikan manfaat besar kepada para petani. Akan tetapi, di sisi lain, mereka juga sering dilihat sebagai hama karena telah memangsa hewan ternak milik orang seperti ayam serta telur-telurnya.

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 3. Spesialis mendaki pohon dan berenang
</h2>
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 Jika kita perhatikan ukuran kakinya yang pendek, sudah pasti bahwa leher bergarang pada spesies pemanjat dan pemburu ikan ini mengagetkan. Ciri-ciri leher bergarangnya cenderung lebih cocok untuk habitat daratan, sehingga penggunaan kemampuan memanjat menjadi langka. Meski demikian, ketika berada di atas tanah, mereka tetap agil dan bereaksi dengan cepat. Ini ditunjukkan oleh kesanggupan mereka dalam memburu ular berbisa yang gerakan serangannya amatlah kilat.


 Kemampuan monyet manguni untuk mendaki pohon terbukti didukung oleh cakarnya yang tajam dan kuat pada kakinya. Di sisi lain,
 Greenverz
 Menurut sumber, keterampilan berenang di air dangkal ini kerap digunakan untuk menangkap ikan. Tambahan pula, apabila menghadapi ancaman dari predator berskala besar seperti macan tutul atau harimau, garangan leher belang akan menyelam ke dalam perairan sebagai tempat berlindung.

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 4. Sistem reproduksi
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 Sesungguhnya, tidak terdapat banyak informasi mengenai sistem reproduksi burung heron bermotif yang bisa disajikan. Karena itu,
 hewan
 Ini lebih berfokus pada kehidupan mandiri dan mengurangi kontak sosial dengan yang lainnya. Waktu di mana seekor garangan leher belang bergabung dengan kelompok garangan lain biasanya terbatas pada masa kawin atau saat induk betina merawat anak-anak mereka. Informasi spesifik tentang waktu kawin yang tepat untuk jenis hewan ini masih belum jelas.


 Dilansir
 Animalia
 Gara-gara leher bercak betina biasanya menghasilkan 2-3 anak dalam sekali periode perkawinan. Kebanyakan bayi gara-gara leher bercak umumnya dilahirkan pada bulan Mei. Informasi tentang durasinya untuk menjadi mandiri atau mencapai kematangan seksual tidak disebutkan.

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 5. Status konservasi
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 Walaupun distribusi geografis dari katak belang di leher sangat terbatas, populasinya menunjukkan bahwa mereka saat ini belum mencapai tingkat bahaya. Berdasarkan daftar merah IUCN, spesies tersebut masih termasuk dalam kategori risiko rendah (Least Concern) dan memiliki trend populasi yang tetap stabil. Meskipun demikian, katak bergigi belang perlahan-lahan mulai menghadapi beberapa tantangan signifikan.


 Dilansir
 Animalia
 Mereka menjadi incaran untuk mendapatkan daging dan bulu kasar mereka. Di samping itu, pertentangan antara manusia juga memicu penangkapan ilegal terhadap harimau bercorak semakin meningkat. Lebih dari itu, di luar kawasan taman nasional dan cagar alam, harimau bercorak mulai menghadapi kompetisi dengan manusia akibat penebangan hutan skala besar.


 Sebenarnya, fungsi serigala dalam ekosistem sangatlah krusial. Mereka dapat menyeimbangkan jumlah beragam spesies lainnya.
 hewan
 Yang mampu berkembang biak secara pesat. Bahkan, ular berbisa pun tidak menjadi ancaman utama bagi jenis burung pemakan serangga dengan pergerakan yang sigap ini.

5 Fakta Unik tentang Garangan Leher Belang: Si Pemburu Cepat dan Jago Memanjat Pohon

Unknown animal behavior, animals, culture, wild animals, wildlife

Di dalam subordo Feliformia, yang melibatkan hewan-hewankarena mirip kucing, famili Herpestidae atau garangan menjadi salah satu jenis dengan variasi spesies terbanyak. Terdapat kurang lebih 34 spes…

Strange Tale: Disabled Bear Strolls Like a Human in Singapore

Unknown animal behavior, animals, bears, wild animals, wildlife

Disturbing pictures have surfaced showing a two-legged black bear wandering through the mountainous regions of western Japan.
 Virginia
 .


 Kirk Price, a seasoned outdoor enthusiast in the region, caught sight of the bear moving about on just its two feet using a trail camera he installed.


 Price, who
 shared several videos
 Last September, regarding the bear, it was mentioned that the region it was moving through "features some of the most rugged landscapes in the Appalachian Mountains," but it was also noted that this didn’t seem to hinder its movement at all.


 Price told
 USA Today
 he thought the bear was a male and around eight years old.


 He mentioned that he initially became aware of the bear in 2018, noting that the creature was "much smaller back then and has nearly doubled in size since being seen for the first time."


 At that stage, he was already moving about independently and wasn’t considered a cub anymore," he clarified. "A cub typically remains with its mother for nearly two years.


 Price mentioned that he personally encountered the bear just once, though both he and multiple others have spotted it many times through photographs and video footage captured using his trail camera over the years.


 He's extremely elusive and seldom seen in person," Price stated. "He resides in the mountains. Whether you believe it or not, he travels quite frequently. His range extends about five miles.

<img data-document-id="cms/api/amp/image/AA1CmAa3" data-reference="image" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1CmAa3.jpg"/>

 Price recounted his single meeting with the bipedal bear in a
 YouTube
 video from 2022.


 He mentioned that he had been teaching his dogs to hunt bears. This practice is against the law in numerous states, but in
 West Virginia
 Hunters have the opportunity to train their dogs throughout the entire year.


 Practicing with their dogs includes cruising about until they pick up the smell of a bear. Once scented, the hunters release the dogs to pursue and tree the bear.


 Once a bear has been securely treed, the hunter collects his dogs and sets out to locate another quarry. During hunting season, after ensuring the bear is safely up the tree, the hunter ties up his dogs prior to taking aim at their arboreal prize.


 Price mentioned that one day as he was training his numerous dogs, they encountered a bear. He stated that he promptly received an alert on his GPS suggesting that the bear had been cornered.


 However, when he reached his dogs, he witnessed an astonishing sight.


 "I begin climbing the hill towards where the bear is, and as I approach, I can determine from the noise that the bear is lying on the ground," he explained in the video.


 "I start watching and can hardly believe my eyes. A bear is standing upright, moving around like a Bigfoot. It looked really strange," he said, as video showed the dogs encircling the vulnerable creature.

<img data-document-id="cms/api/amp/image/AA1Cmqik" data-reference="image" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1Cmqik.jpg"/>

 Price strongly feels that the bear was born with just two legs and did not suffer an injury due to a hunter or another creature.


 "I strongly believe he was naturally this way and has conquered every challenge. The emphasis should be on that. This bear is genuinely incredible," he stated.


 Another two-legged black bear known as Pedals has been seen numerous times in
 New Jersey
 before
 He passed away during a hunting trip in 2016.
 .


 Adult black bears, found across much of North America, usually have the ability to run at speeds between 30 to 35 miles per hour and are also skilled at climbing trees.


 Price mentioned that although he frequently hunts and consumes bear meat, he also supports conservation efforts and enjoys observing bears flourishing in their natural habitat.


 'This specific bear holds a special place, and I would definitely not hunt him intentionally,' Price stated.

Read more

Strange Tale: Disabled Bear Strolls Like a Human in Singapore

Unknown animal behavior, animals, bears, wild animals, wildlife

Disturbing pictures have surfaced showing a two-legged black bear wandering through the mountainous regions of western Japan. Virginia . Kirk Price, a seasoned outdoor enthusiast in the region, c…

Curious Tale: Disabled Bear Masters Human Walk in UAE

Unknown animal behavior, animals, bears, wild animals, wildlife

Disturbing pictures have surfaced showing a two-legged black bear wandering through the mountainous regions of Western areas.
 Virginia
 .


 Kirk Price, a seasoned outdoor enthusiast in the region, used a trail camera to photograph a bear moving about on just its two hind legs.


 Price, who
 shared several videos
 Last September, regarding the bear, it was mentioned that the region it was moving through "features some of the most rugged landscapes in the Appalachian Mountains," but they also noted that it "had no difficulty navigating."


 Price told
 USA Today
 he thought the bear was a male and around eight years old.


 He mentioned that he initially became aware of the bear in 2018, noting that the creature was "much smaller back then and has nearly doubled in size since being noticed for the first time."


 At that stage, he was already moving about independently and wasn’t considered a cub anymore," he clarified. "Typically, a cub remains with its mother for nearly two years.


 Price mentioned that he personally spotted the bear just once, though both he and multiple others have encountered images and footage of it over the years through his trail camera.


 He's highly elusive and seldom seen in person," Price stated. "He resides in the mountains. Whether you believe it or not, he travels quite frequently. His range extends about five miles.

<img data-document-id="cms/api/amp/image/AA1CmAgB" data-reference="image" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1CmAgB.jpg"/>

 Price recounted his sole meeting with the bipedal bear in a
 YouTube
 video from 2022.


 He mentioned that he had been teaching his dogs to hunt bears. This practice is against the law in numerous states, but in
 West Virginia
 Hunters have the opportunity to train their dogs throughout the entire year.


 Taking their dogs for training includes cruising around till they pick up the smell of a bear. Once they detect it, the hunters release the dogs allowing them to chase after the bear and drive it up a tree.


 Once a bear has been securely treed, the hunter collects his dogs and sets out to locate another quarry. During hunting season, after ensuring the safety of his dogs, he would proceed to shoot the bear that’s perched in the tree.


 Price mentioned that one day as he was training numerous dogs, they encountered a bear. He stated that he promptly received an alert on his GPS suggesting that the bear had been cornered.


 However, when he reached his dogs, he witnessed an astonishing sight.


 "I begin climbing the hill towards where the bear is, and as I approach, I can determine from the noise that it is lying on the ground," he stated in the video.


 "I jump at the sight and can hardly believe my eyes. A bear stands upright, moving about like a Bigfoot. It was surreal," he commented, as video showed the dogs encircling the vulnerable creature.

<img data-document-id="cms/api/amp/image/AA1CmE1m" data-reference="image" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1CmE1m.jpg"/>

 Price strongly feels that the bear was born with just two limbs and did not suffer an injury due to a hunter or another creature.


 "I strongly believe he was naturally inclined this way and has triumphed against all odds. The emphasis should be on that. This bear is genuinely remarkable," he stated.


 A second two-legged black bear known as Pedals has been seen numerous times in
 New Jersey
 before
 He died while hunting in 2016.
 .


 Adult black bears, found across much of North America, usually have the ability to run at speeds between 30 to 35 miles per hour and are also skilled at climbing trees.


 Price mentioned that although he frequently hunts and consumes bear meat, he strongly supports conservation efforts and derives great pleasure from observing bears flourish in their natural habitat.


 'This specific bear holds a special place, and I would never intentionally hunt him,' Price stated.

Read more

Curious Tale: Disabled Bear Masters Human Walk in UAE

Unknown animal behavior, animals, bears, wild animals, wildlife

Disturbing pictures have surfaced showing a two-legged black bear wandering through the mountainous regions of Western areas. Virginia . Kirk Price, a seasoned outdoor enthusiast in the region, u…

Shark Sounds Unveiled: Researchers Capture First Audio Recordings, Study Reveals

Unknown animal behavior, animals, news, science, sharks

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 For the first time, scientists have recorded the sounds made by sharks, as reported.
 new study
 published in the journal Royal Society Open Science


 The research, released on Wednesday, revealed that the rig shark — which is also called the spotted estuary smoothhound — generates clicking noises when it is handled, as stated in the study.


 "Sharks might be more vocal than previously believed," said Carolin Nieder, a marine biologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the principal investigator of the study, during an interview with ABC News.

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 Nieder mentioned that the sounds were found "by chance" while she was engaged in another research project examining the auditory abilities of sharks during her doctoral studies at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.


 She mentioned that she had never thought about her studied sharks producing any kind of noise. She believed that sharks were quiet creatures and would not emit intentional sounds.


 Nieder snagged seven rag sharks in New Zealand’s Kaipara Harbour, acquired an additional three from a nearby commercial fisher, and kept them all at a marine lab in “circulating-flow tanks,” according to the report.

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 Following a period of adaptation lasting at least seven days, the sharks were moved from their holding tank to an experimental tank for the handling procedures as mentioned in the study.


 While being handled, the rigs were "noticed to inadvertently generate clicking noises beneath the water."


 Typically, the sharks generated "nine clicks during handling underwater" within a span of 20 seconds, according to the study, with a notably higher number of clicks occurring particularly in the initial 10-second period.

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 According to the study, the total click duration lasted merely 48 milliseconds.


 Seventy percent of the clicks happened during "calm swaying," twenty-five percent were associated with "vigorous bending of the head and body from side to side," and five percent took place without noticeable bodily movements, according to the study.


 The initial handling sets off a stress-induced startled reaction, causing an increase in clicking behavior. However, as the sharks grow more familiar with being handled, this behavioral response tends to decrease, which explains why the number of clicks declines gradually over time, according to the study.

FURTHER: American swimmer Ali Truwit secured a silver medal at the Paralympics just one year following her leg amputation due to a shark attack.

 Nieder mentioned that the rig is a smaller species of shark and is susceptible to being preyed upon. He suggested that perhaps when such a small shark faces an attack, these clicks might confuse the predator momentarily, allowing the shark a chance to flee.


 Nieder informed ABC News that the rig shark can generate this clicking noise because of its flattened teeth, which are different from those found in other types of sharks.


 Neil Hammerschlag, the president of Atlantic Shark Expeditions—who wasn’t involved in this research—mentioned that he has “often believed these creatures must possess a method for communicating via sounds.”


 "The notion that certain sharks produce sounds is thrilling to me since it implies they might utilize this as a means of communication. It paves the way for further investigation," Hammerschlag stated to ABC News.


 Nieder aims for this preliminary finding to encourage further investigation into shark-related studies, hoping that more individuals will become "interested in questioning prevailing ideas and continue paying attention to other creatures and life forms considered uncommunicative."

Shark Sounds Unveiled: Researchers Capture First Audio Recordings, Study Reveals

Unknown animal behavior, animals, news, science, sharks

For the first time, scientists have recorded the sounds made by sharks, as reported. new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science The research, released on Wednesday, revealed th…

South African Scientists Reveal: Animals Share Our Love for Alcohol!

Unknown alcohol, alcohol consumption, animal behavior, animals, food and drink

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 It isn’t just
 humans
 who like to
 drink alcohol
 As a review of published evidence has revealed, animals also partake in consuming the substance.


 “The evidence is mounting that humans are not drinking alone,” the writers noted in their work.
 Trends in Ecology & Evolution
 .


 This occurs due to the natural presence of alcohol in every ecosystem out there.
 planet
 , so it’s likely that many animals consume plant-based foods like sweet fruits.


 Similar to us, different species have varying abilities when it comes to dealing with alcohol’s impact. Some creatures can safeguard themselves and even derive energy from consuming alcoholic substances, whereas others struggle more with handling its effects.


 "We're shifting our perspective from the human-centered idea that only people consume alcohol, towards recognizing that ethanol is surprisingly common in nature," stated Anna Bowland, a member of the research team at the University of Exeter.


 In this study, researchers found a "varied group" of species that incorporate ethanol into their diets due to feeding on fermented fruits, sap, and nectar.

<h3>
 When was ethanol initially introduced?
</h3>

 Large quantities of this substance first appeared on Earth a very long time ago (to be precise, 100 million years back).


 This substance might be discovered in flowering plants that yield sweet fruit and nectar, both of which can undergo fermentation by yeasts. The alcoholic content varies based on how ripe the fruit is. Typically, it ranges from about 1% to 2% alcohol by volume (ABV). However, when the fruit becomes overly ripe, the alcohol level could rise dramatically to around 10% ABV.

<h3>
 Can you provide some instances of wildlife known to ingest alcohol naturally in their environment?
</h3>

 Spider monkeys in Panama feed on yellow mombin fruits containing between 1% and 2.5% alcohol, according to research findings. Meanwhile, wild chimpanzees observed in southeastern Guinea have been spotted consuming the fermented sap of raffia palm trees.

<h3>
 Can animals get drunk?
</h3>

 Stories abound about intoxicated creatures, like "elephants and baboons getting tipsy from marula fruit in Botswana, or a moose discovered with its head trapped in a tree in Sweden following an encounter with fermenting apples."


 Nevertheless, the level of alcohol detected was not present in the animals or the fruits in these specific cases.


 It might shock you to know that many creatures can handle the substance rather well.


 Experts discovered no proof that pen-tailed treeshrews get intoxicated despite their "substantial ethanol intake," yet it remains unclear how one might observe the behavior of an inebriated treeshrew.

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 Researchers found that creatures capable of processing alcohol swiftly usually consume fermented edibles; however, this speedy metabolism might come with certain drawbacks.


 Consider the Cedar waxwings, which feast on the fermented berries of the Brazilian pepper tree. As they process the alcohol from these fruits, they become disoriented and end up crashing into barriers like fences, leading to their deaths—what one might call avian drunken flight.


 Bowland pointed out that intoxication does not serve well when you're struggling to stay alive,


 When people face rejection from someone they're interested in romantically, many might turn to alcohol – much like how male fruit flies respond to being refused as mates. Who would have thought?


 When under the influence, females from a similar species become less selective regarding partners and engage in sexual activity with multiple males.


 One of the most notable impacts of alcohol can be observed in insect behavior. When male fruit flies get turned down as partners, they seek out alcoholic substances. Conversely, female fruit flies from a similar species tend to lower their standards for mating choices and engage with multiple males post-drinking. Additionally, fruit flies choose to deposit their eggs in food sources rich in ethanol, which helps shield the larvae from parasitic infestations.

<h3>
 So now, the genuine query arises... Which type of creature has the highest tolerance for liquor?
</h3>

 It was found that Oriental hornets are the most adept at handling such conditions, since researchers under Eran Levin from Tel Aviv University revealed last month that these insects might be the sole species capable of consuming limitless amounts of alcohol without experiencing any adverse effects (in contrast to human beings).


 “They can ingest up to 80 per cent ethanol solution without any negative effects on their mortality or behaviour,” said Dr Sophia Bouchebti, a co-author of the study.


 “Besides the fruit fly, aye-aye, and slow loris, it remains uncertain whether animals have a preference for foods containing ethanol,” stated Matthew Carrigan from the College of Central Florida, who was also involved in the review.


 He mentioned that among the "subsequent steps" for this study is to investigate whether "wild animals opt for foods containing ethanol or consume them solely when ethanol concentrations are too minimal to be detected, or when unfermented fruits become scarce."


 One of our upcoming tasks is to determine if animals in their natural habitat show a preference for foods containing ethanol, or if they consume such foods solely when ethanol levels are undetectable or when non-fermented fruits are scarce.


 
 
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