Tree shrews like to get blasted on fermented nectar

Discovery posts this fantastic update from the world of tree shrews, which are apparently nature’s own lushes:

Even the most ardent beer fans would have trouble subsisting on their favorite brew day in and out, but scientists have just discovered that the pentailed treeshrew lives off a frothy, fermented nectar that smells like beer and has its same alcohol content.
Humans previously were thought to be the only animals that regularly imbibed alcohol, but the soft-furred, slender treeshrews drink far more than most humans ever could for their body weight, and have been doing so for up to 55 million years.

Tree Shrew Lives on Nature-Brewed Beer [Discovery.com]