That Saturday Morning Feeling (After the Friday Night Out)

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

First the elephants knock the fruit out of the tree and all the animals eat it off the ground.

This is a real video from a French documentary about Africa. There are trees that grow in Africa which, once a year, produce very juicy fruits that contain a large percentage of alcohol. The tree is known as the "Elephant Tree," because elephants have a fondness for the fruit. Because there is a shortage of water, as soon as the fruits are ripe, animals come there to get some liquid intake to help protect themselves from the heat. What happens next.....well you can easily tell who over indulged!

The tree is the Marula tree. You can buy a great liqueur named "Amarula," which is made with Marula fruit and cream.

Amazing what a few too many can do. Cheers.

[wmvvideo]http://muvipix.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10012/Jungle_Juice.wmv[/wmvvideo]

[sidd finch]

Truth is stranger than fiction. We have a fig tree in our back yard that we pick the fruit and make fig-jam. The figs that are too high up remain on the tree until the birds eat them or they fall off. But when they ripen they ferment too. I can hear our squirrels eating them in the evening and then running around squawking and falling out of the trees like they are drunk.

I guess people are not the only animal that enjoys an altered state.

Sidd

[momoffduty]

Wow, had no idea. Sidd, maybe you can video your squirrels on figs.

[Steve Grisetti]

I suppose it's okay as long as they don't get behind the wheel of a car...