Alcohol intoxication

A Bohemian waxwing eating fermented berries

Boozy birds in the Canadian Yukon can end up in the drunk tank

Environment

If you think drinking and driving is bad, just imagine drinking and flying. That’s what some birds in Canada’s Yukon territory are doing with the aid of fermented berries, so local animal health officials have prepared a tiny place for the birds to sleep it off.

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