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Alcoholic Vervet Monkeys

A clip from the BBC's Weird Nature series showing how Vervet Monkeys in the Caribbean have taken to stealing cocktails from people on the beach. Studies show that they have the same percentage of teetotal and alcoholic individuals as the human population.

Just as we vary in our taste for alcohol, so do the monkeys. Some do anything for an alcoholic cocktail. Significantly the percentage of teetotal monkeys matches the non-drinkers in the human population. This similarity between us shows that our liking for alcohol is determined mainly by our genes."

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