What is it like to be a (drunken) bat? [two studies]
Improbable Research,
Driving whilst under the influence of alcohol is widely regarded as dangerous. So, perhaps flying whilst intoxicated, if you’re…
Driving whilst under the influence of alcohol is widely regarded as dangerous. So, perhaps flying whilst intoxicated, if you’re…
Birds drink alcoholic sap produced by oil…
Guru…
You’re not an alcoholic compared to the tree shrew. These little guys drink alcohol two hours a night, every night, all year…
Did you think humans invented inebriation? Guess again!Frugivores (animals that eat fruit) and nectarivores (animals that eat…
Bats, for all their acoustical superpowers, sometimes fly into stuff. Oddly, the things they often hit are either sufficiently…
Bats, for all their…
High tolerance, whether innate or a product of hard drinking, is a good idea for an animal, particularly if you're the 'prey…
In a "is it Friday yet?" kind of way, I thought I would share this little post. A recent paper in PLoS One by Orbach et al.
Friends do let Artibeus fly drunk. Lovingly adapted from a photo by Flickr user J-Fi. PLoS ONE appears to be trying to corner…