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Batman goes for a drink, but doesen´t exaggerate it!

Ethanol occurs in fleshy fruits upon ripening, because of microbiological and fruit-innate sugar fermentation. Up to some percentage, it´s a nutrient but becomes toxic above a specific threshhold. To unravel the influence of alcohol on feeding behaviour of frugivorous bats (Egyptian fruit bats, Rousettus aegyptiacus), the group of F. Sanchez challenged the animals with rising [...]