Alcohol in the genes

Here’s a fun video. Apparently, Vervet Monkeys have very similar alcoholic responses as humans (including the percentages that are teatotallers vs moderates vs alcohol addicts).

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSm7BcQHWXk&feature=relmfu]

I saw that one in the sidebar while I was looking at this one on nasty fungi:

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8]

Can’t view the vids, but this thread reminded me of how much I’d like a beer and a monkey.

i would love to have a bear cub

I found a link I could watch at work. Pretty hillarious.

http://www.noob.us/miscellaneous/alcoholic-vervet-monkeys/

Monkey alcoholism is nothing to laugh about. It is a major factor in monkey unemployment and spousal abuse.

Common thread? All of these monkeys are drunks.