Kimberley Hockings
@kjhockings.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Conservation Science at the University of Exeter, conducting research on human-wildlife conflict & coexistence, biodiversity monitoring, & great ape conservation. Programme Lead for MSc in Conservation & Biodiversity.
Reposted by Kimberley Hockings
An enduring feature of our relationship w/ alcohol is drinking together, pints w/ friends, large social feasts..
And @acbowland.bsky.social & @kjhockings.bsky.social showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15
And @acbowland.bsky.social & @kjhockings.bsky.social showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15
Wild chimpanzees share fermented fruits
Bowland and colleagues document intake of naturally fermented breadfruit containing
alcohol by wild chimpanzees.
www.cell.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An enduring feature of our relationship w/ alcohol is drinking together, pints w/ friends, large social feasts..
And @acbowland.bsky.social & @kjhockings.bsky.social showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15
And @acbowland.bsky.social & @kjhockings.bsky.social showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15
Reposted by Kimberley Hockings
There's been widespread coverage of a study by @uniexecec.bsky.social
For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol
Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social
For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol
Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
Footage of apes consuming fermented breadfruit leads researchers to ask if it may shed light on origins of human feasting
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
There's been widespread coverage of a study by @uniexecec.bsky.social
For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol
Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social
For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol
Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social
Looking good @brendangodley.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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@brendangodley.bsky.social @stubearhop.bsky.social @aimee-mcintosh.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM