Wild animals get drunk more often than scientists thought

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It's long been known that occasionally wild animals inadvertently get drunk from snacking on ferment fruits. Turns out though that it may not be that rare as one might think. Nature's booze may also may be good for them.

"Ethanol is far more common in nature than we previously realized," says Kimberley Hockings, a behavioral e…