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 Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X 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. A.