Kazakhstan zoo monkeys given wine 'to ward off flu'

A zoo in central Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.

Karaganda Zoo chief animal specialist Svetlana Pilyuk told local media it was not a matter of making the animals drunk but of "relaxing" them.

The red wine is diluted with hot water and mixed with sugar and fruit.