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by jazzyjackson 2364 days ago
Are we more tolerant of alcohol than other animals? It is a poison to us after all. There's lots of funny stories of birds eating fermented berries and acting tipsy.
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What I'm wondering is whether our attitude toward alcohol poisoning is like that toward "hot" peppers and herbs. I understand that those last two repel broad groups of animals. So perhaps being tipsy is something other animals despise while we tolerate and even welcome it.

_if_ that is the case then it opens up carbohydrates to us that other animals pass up. Maybe it's even testable in a lab.