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It would seem that addiction to alcohol is inherent exclusively to humans, and animals and alcohol are incompatible things. However, life has shown that some of our smaller brothers for the sake of A strong drink is ready for anything.
True, we note that not every four-legged is subject to of this misfortune, there are among them teetotalers who are forced to put up with the drunken antics of their fellow men. In general, animals “hop” represent an uncontrollable and terrible force.
Large animal drunkards
Elephants are very fond of drinking, and in this state they become extremely dangerous. Having taken a dose of steroids, these giants do not go to bed peacefully, and go in search of a new portion of alcohol and at the same time they smash everything in their path. There are many cases where such outrages of elephants led to human sacrifice and destruction.
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Where does such noble animals come from passion? Most likely, this is a bad habit transmitted by inheritance. As is known, in many plants and their fruits contains sugar, which under certain conditions can to wander. Having once tried such a natural brew, herbivores elephants have found that it is pleasant, and the consequences of its use are simply delightful. Since then, the smell of alcohol excites them, makes to approach in search of alcohol to human housing or independently cook mash. Yes, it’s been repeatedly noted how elephants together put fermented fruits into a pit either sugar-containing parts of plants, fill them with leaves, and through some days come to drink a hop mixture. Thereafter they roam the thicket with a cheerful company, blowing loudly.
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Another large “drunken” animal is considered a giraffe. These giants can walk sober for a long time, but the moment comes when it’s as if the roof is blowing them – and the giraffes begin to intensely search leaves containing alkaloids.
Do not mind drinking many other mammals, their list would be too long. As with people, drunkenness animals sometimes leads to funny things. So, Swedish tourists once we came across a moose in the forest, which was stuck in a tree and at the same time was furious and screamed loudly. As it turned out later, sahaty was “on the board” drunk. And how do you like a drunk squirrel? ..
Birds, fish, and even insect drinkers
Many people indulge in a mash of fermented fruit juice birds. Owls, for example, are not indifferent to palm braga, while as the bulk of birds loves apple. “Taking on the chest,” they become slow, lethargic, quickly fall asleep. At this time them easy to catch. Birds don’t have to cook for themselves. a drink, it’s enough for them, for example, to peck spoiled apples. Ornithologists conducted a series of experiments on several species and concluded that thrushes are most prone to alcoholism. Pecking fermented apples, they begin to behave inappropriately, however, and sober faster than other birds: after a couple of hours they rush again look for the coveted apples …
Also experiments were conducted with insects that showed that among the spider bugs there are many malicious drunkards. So, Australian entomologists have noticed that bees sometimes behave strange – fly randomly instead of collecting honey. Scientists took pollen samples from plants over which bees circled, and found that flower nectar fermented and now contains alcohol. It turns out that the “fellow” bees were hangover?
In order to clarify the situation, the researchers installed in the room two containers: sugar syrup was poured in one, strong in the other alcohol. After that, the bees were launched into the room. You probably already guessed that almost all of them rushed to drink.
But snails love beer, which many gardeners use to rid your plots of these gastropods. They arrange on the ground tanks with beer – and snails, smelling an exciting smell, slide down for a treat, and then get drunk to the point that it’s just drowning in it.
Butter can be attracted to alcohol if you smear the trunks trees with fermented jam or aromatic wine. To the last cockroaches and flies are also very partial.
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The question involuntarily arises: are there teetotalers among animals? Maybe these are fish that simply have nowhere to get a drink? However when the fight against moonshine starts in some countries, the confiscated product is poured directly into the rivers – and with local fish an unforgettable holiday begins! .. Having drowned in “fiery water”, they begin to rush about, swim up belly and, completely losing fear, bullying their larger relatives …
Pets Drunkards
The propensity for alcoholism is inherent in poultry and cattle. Ducks, chickens, turkeys are just crazy about fermented fruit waste. They can “poke” to the point that they fall right in the middle the yard. More than once, having discovered such a bird and considering it dead, the owners they began to pluck feathers from a drunkard. And sober, soberly, jumped up and with heartbreaking screams began to rush along homestead! ..
Some owners use this passion for alcohol to force the bird to hatch other people’s eggs. In the Kuban, for example, if hen throws duck eggs laid to her in the throat of the obstetric pour vodka. After this, the hen no longer distinguishes between friends and foes. eggs, hatching them all.
Livestock does not lag behind the birds. For example, pigs adore alcohol-containing waste and can be “cut”, which called up to a pig screech. They grunt loudly, ride in dirt or roam on unsteady, braided legs. However noticed: drunken pigs gain weight faster.
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But one of our pets is a teetotaler, so this is a dog. Everyone knows that dogs don’t favor drunkards, and themselves they do not suffer from alcoholism. Of course, there are exceptions is always; some may lick wine or beer, but always knows the measure. Unfortunately, some unfortunate hosts try to give a laugh for the sake of laughter. his pet with alcohol, not knowing that the animal is very fast gets used to alcohol, his brain undergoes irreversible changes, and to cure alcoholism this unfortunate creature is no longer possible. And for the owners themselves, aggressive behavior alcoholic pets pose a considerable threat.
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