Do creatures other than humans drink coffee to stimulate their metabolisms

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"No, humans appear to be unique in intentionally consuming coffee (or other caffeine sources like tea) for its stimulating effects. While the caffeine in coffee does affect animals in similar ways to humans—acting as a stimulant that binds to the same adenosine receptors—most animals cannot metabolize it as efficiently as humans can, making it potentially toxic for them. 

"Here are key points regarding animals and coffee/caffeine:

• Toxicity: For many animals, including cats and dogs, caffeine is significantly more toxic than it is for humans. Ingesting even moderate amounts can lead to severe symptoms such as hyperactivity, restlessness, vomiting, seizures, increased heart rate, and in some cases, death.
• Natural Consumption: Some wild animals, such as the Asian palm civet, coatis, elephants, and Jacu birds, eat coffee cherries as part of their diet. The beans are then passed through their digestive system and collected to produce certain types of expensive coffee (e.g., Kopi Luwak). The animals primarily consume the fruit surrounding the bean, and the beans themselves are later cleaned and roasted, a process that alters their chemical composition.
• No Intentional Metabolic Boost: The animals consuming the coffee cherries in the wild are doing so for nutritional reasons (the fruit), not to create a caffeinated beverage or intentionally boost their metabolism.
• Accidental Ingestion/Exposure: In controlled experiments and in cases of accidental ingestion by pets, caffeine's effects are evident. Chickens have been given caffeine additives in feed to encourage longer eating periods, and racing authorities ban the use of caffeine in competition horses and pigeons because it enhances performance and endurance. This shows the physiological effect on the animals, but it is not a voluntary, intentional consumption by the animals themselves for a metabolic benefit.
• Insects: Caffeine in plants actually evolved as a natural insecticide; it is toxic to insects and prevents them from eating the plant's leaves and seeds. However, some bees show a preference for nectar with a small amount of caffeine, suggesting it may play a role in their reward system, encouraging them to return to the plant and aid pollination. 

"Ultimately, the act of brewing coffee and consuming it as a regular, stimulating beverage for metabolic benefits is a uniquely human cultural practice."

1. [No disclaimer by ai_mode, but more questions to choose from in the balloons (below or above) for results in search…]
2. [One of the few searches I've made where ai_mode answers the question briefly before committing cornucopia —its form of 'no such thing as too much information'…]
3. [Potentially toxic for them and the whole Accidental Ingestion/Exposure section because one of the sources was prolly veterinary in nature…]
4. [Natural insecticide; it is toxic to insects prolly came from one of those 'tea' recipes at a 'natural' gardening site…]
5. [Beans are then passed through their digestive system and collected to produce certain types of expensive coffee, so this source is common on the internet, but this and 3 and 4 above are guesses because I accidentally looked at the sources then hit the back button and lost them plus the initial search and even re-enter the search term doesn't guarantee the previous search results, so…]
6. [But, hey! "No, humans appear to be unique in intentionally consuming coffee (or other caffeine sources like tea) for its stimulating effects."]
7. [Note, however, ai_mode included 'intentionally'… like a cue or an excuse to commit cornucopia… however, also, it raises the question not only of intentions but also FEELs.]
8. [Do humans only drink coffee for its flavor rather to stimulate their metabolisms… like decaf drinkers…]
9. [Do creatures other than humans drink coffee for its flavor… untrained, but then which is reward and which is task…]
10. [Do we know whether other creatures experience pleasure from smells and flavors… other then sensory signals to brain, PleasUrE]
11. [Do we know whether or how other creatures experience pleasure… feelings, etc.]
12. [Sorry, but I'm reading this series of novels, and one of the characters is a talking dog who's as brainy as the narrator…]
13. [Only one mention of adenosine receptors and no explanation within all that cornucopia…]
14. [For some reason, when ai_overview answered a form of this question, it could not stop talking about the metabolic side of things including adenosine receptors and every other secretion, emission, antagonist, etc…]