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railroadbutterfly t1_j2a5acm wrote

Damned if I didn't misread that as "Mountain Dew" at first...

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Ktla75 t1_j2a6jpc wrote

Well, someone is drinking it.

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Echo71Niner t1_j2b7fpn wrote

I thought that's what it said until I read your comment!!

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Nagrom49 t1_j2biokn wrote

This just in mountain gorilla population desimated with diabetes due to being heavily addicted to popular sugary drinks mountain dew

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zephyrseija t1_j2bdyj5 wrote

Yellow 5 is a hell of a drug.

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creggieb t1_j2cf680 wrote

I think it was the BVO. Mountain dew nowadays just tastes like carbonated five alive since they phased pit the deliciously unhealthy brominated vegetable oil.

Mountain dew throwback has the old recipe

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Rich-Juice2517 t1_j2b7xlk wrote

I read mountain goat until i clicked on the comments because i was really confused

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Thunderofdeath t1_j2bia9p wrote

Dude same! I thought it was some shittymoviedetails thing hahah

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Zachtpres t1_j2c6527 wrote

The Mountain Dew-Fall of the Planet of The Apes

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mrklean t1_j2alpw8 wrote

Water? Never touch the stuff. Fish fuck in it.

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ChrisGeritol t1_j2ax2mh wrote

Humans can too, you should try it.

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Photosaurus t1_j2c19yb wrote

Water is a terrible lubricant and actually just dries stuff out down there.

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Olsingalongsing t1_j2a5vmf wrote

So they've been drinking water since 2013?

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raspberryharbour t1_j2c8gy0 wrote

It became a popular beverage in the community, until they discovered Dr Pepper

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Bubbagumpredditor t1_j2a82yc wrote

So is it thought they weren't observed, or that they didn't do it?

Wonder what changed.

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Ainsley-Sorsby OP t1_j2a8lx3 wrote

Since the 60's mountain Gorillas are very closely monitored and observed for research and conservation purposes. If they've rarely been observed do it it, its safe to conclude it rarely happens.

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Wasusedtobe t1_j2alv2b wrote

I drank a few beers with one once. Always had to be poured into a glass.

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twobit211 t1_j2axsbe wrote

how do you pour a gorilla into a glass?

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ddejong42 t1_j2b62i5 wrote

Very carefully. Don't want too much foam on your gorilla.

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michaelvsaucetookdmt t1_j2ajx3e wrote

yeah well they dont sweat and probably have a lot higher % water in the solid food they eat so kinda makes sense. still kinda weird cause water is so essential

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pickles55 t1_j2apfwp wrote

They're surrounded by wet leaves all day, and they eat leaves that are full of water and also covered in water. They're getting plenty of water, they just don't have to go stick their face in a river to drink it

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michaelvsaucetookdmt t1_j2bju2p wrote

yeah obviously thats what i was saying. DRINKING water seems so essential as a non-gorilla

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revfds t1_j2abq3u wrote

Wildcats also get most of their water from the meat they eat. Providing water dishes for your house cats is really only necessary because we feed them such strong diets of dry food. Delta why you should feed your cats wet food, preventing a lot of kidney diseases from a life of being under hydrated

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Theblackjamesbrown t1_j2bb1p6 wrote

Cats kidneys are so efficient they can hydrate by drinking sea water.

Also the reason their urine is highly toxic.

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zachzsg t1_j2avqir wrote

> Providing water dishes for your house cats is really only necessary because we feed them such strong diets of dry food.

I guess this explains why my families old outdoor cat just never drank water lol

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default82781 t1_j2cc1x3 wrote

But the second I have ice water in a cup I'm drinking in his little face goes. Only when the cup is full though, can't be risking whisker fatigue on water consumption.

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greenmachine11235 t1_j2b0hr3 wrote

Sounds like an adaptation to avoid parasites and water borne bacteria.

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Ryan_22 t1_j2aunpp wrote

Some primatology is shockingly recent. Jane Goodall commented how before she started her research into chimps in the late 1950s, only a couple of scientists had actually observed chimps in the wild, only briefly, and none of them up close.

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DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_j2at7yl wrote

So morning dew isnā€™t water?

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Glum_Butterfly_9308 t1_j2auumi wrote

Theyā€™re not actively drinking it. Itā€™s just on the leaves they eat.

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DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_j2axok3 wrote

So if I put whisky on a leaf and suck it up, Iā€™m not an alcoholic anymore?

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flyin_high_flyin_bi t1_j2bhy5k wrote

I think you have to eat the leaf with the whisky for it to count.

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creggieb t1_j2cfd0s wrote

Only if you can condense it onto the leaves from the atmosphere

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KingGorilla t1_j2ayfz0 wrote

Me thinking they consume the dew like ants on a stick

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Getdeded t1_j2bavr2 wrote

Well they donā€™t have beer yet so itā€™s not safe

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LanewayRat t1_j2az0yc wrote

Koalas are the same. Well, not the same, but they also donā€™t usually need to drink water and get water from the leaves they eat. The word ā€œkoalaā€ comes from a word in the Australian Aboriginal Dharug language gula, meaning no water.

Bushfire and extreme weather does sometimes drive them to seek water.

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Breaklance t1_j2bx7ib wrote

I wonder if that was an evolutionary change to like avoid parasites and water born disease.

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ogonga t1_j2aack0 wrote

Today I found my spirit animal.

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Pay08 t1_j2bkw2m wrote

Drink water.

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ogonga t1_j2bmwo0 wrote

I actually recently set a note on my phone for it... I am not worthy to join the gorillas.

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Bloobeard2018 t1_j2b4pnb wrote

These researchers have never seen me drink water either. Am I a gorilla?

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SalvadorMagundi t1_j2b8gl0 wrote

Well I'm gonna need a lot more than dew and universe juice.

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BonesJackson t1_j2c1pex wrote

"Mountain Gorillas THRIVE in colder climates! As a Moon Gorilla... I could use a jacket."

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FNAKC t1_j2c95u6 wrote

They just dew the dew! Like me!

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herefordameme t1_j2d54bw wrote

So Iā€™m a mountain gorilla then.

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pr0t3an t1_j2dbneq wrote

Gorillas and Ghostbusters šŸ¤ Never cross streams

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Mechanized1 t1_j2ebdol wrote

They probably figured out that water is filled with bad stuff that makes them sick when it's drank from a random stream.

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