May 30, 2010

Jungle Alcohol

The video below is a French documentary about the Marula tree which is native to Africa.

The fruit of the Marula tree is used in the production Amarula liqueur. Once a year, the tree produces a very juicy fruit, which contains a large percentage of alcohol when ripe. Because there is shortage of water at the time of year when the Marula tree is laden with fruit, as soon as the fruits are ripe, animals gather around Marula trees and eat the Marula fruit to quench thirst. You can watch for yourself what happens. If you don't speak French, you won't understand the narrative but the video "speaks for itself", and is a hoot!

You can easily tell who overindulged by watching the video below.

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