I know, I know — it sounds completely ridiculous and weird, but peeling a banana from the bottom up is the most efficient way to open the fruit. Still skeptical? Monkeys peel their bananas this way because they're not trying to wrestle with their food like we, apparently, are. 8 мая 2017 г.
Do monkeys peel bananas from the bottom?
Monkeys peel bananas from the bottom, and you should too. The process is simple: Flip the banana upside down, pinch the bottom until the peel splits, and then—voila—you're ready to remove the peel.
Why should you peel a banana from the bottom?
Recently brought to our attention via @mylifeasdebra on TikTok, they demonstrated a method of banana-peeling that's one million times easier than how we've been doing it our whole lives. The trick is to peel them just like monkeys do, which is from the bottom. This way, your banana's squish-free and fully-intact.
Do monkeys peel their bananas before eating them?
The short answer is: Yes, most monkeys peel bananas before eating them. If they feel very hungry, monkeys might even eat the entire banana without removing the skin or phloem bundles.
Do apes eat bananas upside down?
A few years ago, a video went viral claiming that monkeys naturally eat bananas upside down (to be clear, we're talking about the orientation of the fruit, not the primate). Basically, while most of us peel bananas from the stem, the monkeys in question peeled their bananas from the opposite end.
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