Elephants Partying In The African Wilderness Were Caught In The Act Getting Drunk On Fermented Fruit
Elephants have a reputation for being calm, clever, and surprisingly relatable, especially when food and fermentation enter the picture. In parts of the African wilderness, ripe marula fruit falls to the ground, starts to ferment, and can turn a normal snack into something much stronger.
That is where this story gets funny, because the elephants in these images are clearly having a rough time after eating too much of it. They are still the same gentle giants people love, but now they look more like a group that stayed at the party a little too long.
The result is a chaotic, hilarious scene that makes the old elephant-and-booze legend feel a lot more real. Read on.
I'm gonna lie down for just a sec... just a sec
Researchers first thought that the 'elephants getting drunk' story was just a popular folklore in Africa. This story is so popular that it has inspired brands of food and non-food items to name their products after it.
You don't look okay, bro?
However, recent studies have shown that although elephants can process their alcohol, they can't handle it! Their bodies don't efficiently metabolize alcohol, hence the partying like it's the end of the world.
We're just a little tipsy, nothing to see here! Move along!
Woah! Our house doesn't have a roof! Look at the sky!
That American tourist’s fatal charging elephant shows how fast safari peace can turn dangerous.
I'll be fine, I need to walk it off
These drunk elephants don't have the ADH7 gene, which helps mammals, like humans, efficiently metabolize alcohol. This evolutionary lapse is now the source of endless entertainment.
Just look at those gentle giants struggling to get on their feet! It looks like a typical Friday night out among friends!
Yeah, let's go walk. We need fresh air and probably coffee
Nope, lying down it is!
Man, walking it off didn't work. The ground is our best friend now!
This image looks too familiar. Replace those elephants with humans, and it could be any one of us!
It's that night out feeling where you're trying to convince your friends that you're not that drunk. Meanwhile, they make fun of you while being drunk themselves.
In the end, you end up piled up somewhere, trying your best to fight liquor-induced gravity. Somebody call a cab!
You can watch the full funny video here. Trust that drunk elephants are funnier in motion:
This is another reason why elephants are so endearing! They're generally gentle, and like us, they enjoy getting their drink on!
Sun's out, trunks out indeed! These gentle, loving creatures are poster boys for drinking responsibly and happily.
For a totally different elephant moment, see the herd welcoming a newborn calf.
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