A curious female chimpanzee took a whack at a drone flying above her enclosure last Friday, knocking the device out of the sky – but not before capturing some funny footage of the encounter, via NatGeo.
Tushi, the clever chimpanzee responsible for the drone’s take-down at the Royal Burgers’ Zoo in the Netherlands, used a large branch to swat at the aerial intruder. Once the drone crashed she and a few other chimpanzees rushed to check out the trespasser. But after plucking off a few propellers, Tushi and her mates lost interest.
The drone was being used to film the animals and their habitats for the national television program Burgers’ Zoo Natuurlijk.
Originally published by Cosmos as Curious chimpanzee knocks drone out of the sky
Megan Toomey
Megan Toomey is a freelance journalist based in Melbourne.
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