The tiny creature that could be the biggest binge drinker of all; Still standing: The shrew.

The Daily Mail (London, England) | July 29, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Fiona MacRae

IT weighs no more than a golf ball and could curl up in the palm of your hand.

But the pen-tailed tree shrew can drink most humans under the table.

The tiny creature has a formidable capacity for alcohol, showing no signs of drunkenness despite spending its nights gorging on alcohol-rich nectar.

Even after the equivalent of more than nine glasses of wine, the animal is still steady on its feet, deftly scaling palm tree 'breweries' for its next nectar fix.

A native of the Malaysian rain forest, the nocturnal ...

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