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Caught on Camera: Chimp Swats Down Drone Filming at Zoo
NBC News ^ | 4/13/2015 | Unknown

Posted on 04/13/2015 8:26:29 PM PDT by LonePalm

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King Kong's got nothing on her.

A chimp being filmed by a drone for a television show based out of a zoo in the Netherlands decided she wasn't too keen on the invasion of privacy and swatted the drone from the sky, but the finished film was "special" nonetheless, according to the zoo.

When a drone hovered over the chimpanzee exhibit at Burger's Zoo, while filming "Burgers' Zoo Natuurlijk" Friday, "the intelligent primates immediately discovered the spying little plane and right away armed themselves with long sticks against this inquisitive electronic intruder," the zoo's website said.

The drone got a little too close to a female chimp, who happened to be perched on a tree, and she used her branch to knock the drone from the sky, at which point "the group of primates quickly overpowered the 'prey,'" the zoo said.

One of the chimps that took part in disassembling the drone got a hold of the camera and captured a video selfie.

"Despite the completely destroyed drone this still provided some very special images," the zoo said.


TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: burgerszoo; chimps; drones; netherlands
Chimps have AAA. Who knew?

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

1 posted on 04/13/2015 8:26:29 PM PDT by LonePalm
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To: LonePalm

A chimp using a branch as a tool to “hunt”. Interesting.


2 posted on 04/13/2015 8:31:08 PM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: LonePalm

That’s one butt-ugly monkey.


3 posted on 04/13/2015 8:31:28 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: LonePalm

Don’t Drone me Bro!


4 posted on 04/13/2015 8:32:55 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: LonePalm

Now we know what it’s like to be a bug.


5 posted on 04/13/2015 8:34:46 PM PDT by MaxMax (Call the local GOP and ask how you can support CRUZ for POTUS, Make them talk!)
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To: LonePalm

This video makes a case for forcing apes to wear jock straps, wouldn’t you say LonePalm? Or maybe boxer shorts.
I suppose a keeper would have to show them how to put them on, and then hope it’s “Monkey see, monkey do.”


6 posted on 04/13/2015 8:55:17 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: LonePalm

Planet of the Apes 1 — Terminator 0


7 posted on 04/13/2015 9:01:10 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: LonePalm
I blame the obelisk that was training them.
8 posted on 04/13/2015 9:27:31 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Darth Obama on 529 plans: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.)
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