News Life Nature’s chronic boozers Scientists find tree shrew species is born to drink By Susan Milius July 28, 2008 at 5:56 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Out boozing for several hours every night — that would be drinking like a tree shrew. Except the tree shrews can scurry a straight line afterward. CHRONIC BOOZER The pentailed tree shrew of Malaysia spends several hours a night licking fermented nectar off the buds of a kind of palm.