ERIC MICHAEL JOHNSON
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"If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin."
- Charles Darwin
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Mar 25, 2009

Drunk Gorillas of Virunga

Less Gorillas in the Mist and more "gorillas getting pissed."


Mountain gorilla after a few too many bamboo shots.
Image: Andy Rouse / Daily Mail

This mountain gorilla has been drinking alcoholic sap fermented in bamboo shoots in the highlands of Rwanda. The next day the nature photographer, Andy Rouse, noticed that the gorillas were a bit worse for wear.

When I went back the next day, it was all very quiet, as if they were nursing
gorilla-sized hangovers.

For additional photos see the UK Daily Mail.

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