Beware of Drunk Deer, French Police Say, Announcing Season of Inebriation

When I was a teenager, I had an Italian greyhound who would collect fallen apples from our tree in our back yard. He'd make a pile and leave it for a week or so. Then he'd go out and chew on the apples before running around the yard at full speed until he passed out in the sun.

Once we figured out what he was up to, I'd keep an eye on him so I could go pick him up and lay him inside on the cool tile next to his water bowl when he was done for the day.

I remember from childhood a newspaper article after a number of drunk geese had fallen out of the sky and caused havoc on a motorway in Sweden. Apparently drunk birds dropping out of the sky is not that unusual.

I once came across a buck lying in the middle of my driveway. It was curled up in a weird way with one of its legs wrapped behind the back of its neck. Since it was only a few meters off the road, I assumed it had been hit by a car, and I got out of my vehicle to drag it to the side so I could pass. As I approached, I realized its eyes were open and it was breathing. Suddenly, it struggled to its feet, then very clumsily bounded into the woods. It was funny to watch it run away in its state. Even wasted those things can move. It was also a relief not to have to deal with the corpse. I've "buried" more than one deer before.

Some wild animals, eating fermented or rotten fruits, may completely unpredictable behavior,”

Seems the author has found the forbidden fruit as well!

There are butterflies that do this as well! I hate that I can't seem to find the video anywhere, but I clearly remember a nature documentary where they showed a bunch of butterflies drinking the fermented juice from rotting fruit on the forest floor. This caused them to fly erratically, stumble around, and even fall over. It was pretty amusing!