Go Home, Birds, You"re Drunk. Stop Eating Those Fermented Berries. For Real.

We’ve all been there: you’ve had one (or three) too many glasses of red wine or eggnog; it would be better for everyone involved if you just went home.

You’ll never believe it, but it’s actually a pretty common struggle for some birds, too. Apparently, in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Bohemian waxwings are getting tipsy on fermented berries from rowan trees. 

While it might sound like a hilarious situation…

It’s being taken very seriously by the territory’s Animal Health Unit.

While a lot of the older birds seem to do fine with the berries as their main source of food, having built up a tolerance of sorts, the younger, smaller birds can’t seem to hold their fermented fruit. 

But, again, in all seriousness, if you come across a bird with a beak that’s stained red (not unlike your favorite aunt with wine-stained teeth and lips), it’s best to follow the bird experts’ advice; keep them safe in a cardboard box with holes until they sober up and can drive fly home safely. 

(via: National Geographic) 

To summarize: Nothing good happens after you down one too many boozy berries.

Go Home, Birds, You"re Drunk. Stop Eating Those Fermented Berries. For Real.