Who thought alcohol would be the one thing that brought us closer to being related to chimps than we thought? A new study suggests that chimpanzees in the wild are consuming the equivalent of several alcoholic drinks each day. Biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that fruit eaten by chimpanzees in Africa often contains measurable levels of ethanol, as the apes are ingesting the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks a day. The results suggest that alcohol is a natural part of their diet and point to potential evolutionary links that offer clues to why humans consume alcohol. “Chimpanzees consume a similar amount of alcohol to what we might if we ate fermented food daily,” Maro said.