• Question: Can animals get drunk?

    Asked by Eva to Carrie, Ellen, Rupert on 17 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Carrie Ijichi

      Carrie Ijichi answered on 17 Mar 2017:

      Yes animals can get drunk – alcohol acts on their brains the same way it does on ours. They’re more likely to come across alcohol from fermenting fruit in late summer. I’ve seen very drunk wasps before!

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