Omelet wrote:
> I'm not one to EVER deliberately get an innocent animal drunk, but
> this squirrel did it to himself. ;-) I found it sadly amusing. If it
> were me taking that video, I'd have grabbed my welders gloves and put
> the squirrel in a cage with lots of shavings in a dark place where he
> could sleep it off, and turned him loose later:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikH9...elated&search=
>
> I understand that drunken animals from consuming fermented fruit is
> not an unusual occurance.
>
> Theoretically, humans learned about it that way?

Dunno; it was funny when it was running around in circles. If the video
hadn't said the squirrel was drunk I'd have been worried about it being ill!

Back when I was married my husband left a jack & coke sitting on the coffee
table. My puppy, Sampson, climbed up and took himself a good long drink.
Oh dear! He was a crying drunk, walking into walls and whining. I was so
happy when he finally slept it off.

Jill