punch drunk apes

zookeepers in budapest are "keeping their monkeys and apes blood counts high" by giving them red wine:
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) -- Monkeys and apes at the Budapest Zoo drink their way through 55 liters of red wine each year, albeit in small quantities each day, to help boost their red blood cells, the zoo said Monday.

sounds good to me. hand over the fat dog stout, i feel my blood cell counts are gettin' low.