Young birds can get 'drunk' on fermented berries: Effects similar to those for people, only drunk birds have much further to fall

[ScienceDaily]

Young birds can get "drunk" on fermented berries and exhibit all the symptoms familiar to people who overindulge, indicates a small study.

 

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[PhysOrg]

A bizarre spate of young blackbird deaths at a school in England was likely caused by the feathered teens getting drunk on fermented berries, crashing mid-air and falling from the sky, according to vets.

 

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