Comments on: Tiny treeshrews chug alcoholic nectar without getting drunk

By: Linda - Nickers and Ink

Linda - Nickers and Ink — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:51:56 +0000

How odd is that?
Interesting post.
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By: HP

HP — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:50:12 +0000

What’s the use of getting sober, when you’re gonna get drunk again?
Old Sam done something fine, when he brought that good whiskey, beer and wine.
I love my whiskey, and I love my gin.
Every time you see me, I’m in my sin.
What’s the use of getting sober, when you’re gonna get drunk again?
–Louis Jordan

By: Josh Wittner

Josh Wittner — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:11:07 +0000

Whats the point in drinking if you’re not getting drunk! Those poor poor treeshrews…

By: John McKay

John McKay — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:24:05 +0000

Two thoughts:
How do we know they don’t get drunk if we’ve never seen a sober pen-tailed treeshrew?
and:
This offers hope for humanity that if we drink like frat boys for another fifty million years, we’ll eventually evolve a hangover-free tolerance to the demon rum. I’m willing to do my bit to jump start that evolution.

By: Kieran

Kieran — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:20:11 +0000

“The plant gets a pollinator but it’s unclear what rewards the treeshrews reap from the alliance.”
Perhaps the sugary nectar is reward enough, in spite of the alcohol. It certainly is for bees, butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, all who endure similar (and in some cases more toxic) secondary compounds in their nectar-rewards.

By: subramanyam.a

subramanyam.a — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:30:02 +0000

very interesting.