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Drones deliver food to chimpanzees stranded by flooding

Headline via Euronews · first report 11 Nov, 22:49 IST, latest 12 Nov, 23:01 IST

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3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Independent at 11 Nov, 22:49 IST; the latest is from The Times of India at 12 Nov, 23:01 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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A chimpanzee was fed by drone after flooding in Florida cut him off from sanctuary staff.
Flooding at a chimpanzee sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, has made it difficult for staff to reach some of the animals. Workers have turned to drones to deliver food, including bananas, while large parts of the property remain underwater.
A chimpanzee named Kaleb faced isolation during heavy flooding at Save the Chimps sanctuary. Staff utilized a drone to deliver essential food and blankets to him safely. The floodwaters disrupted normal delivery routes, which required creative solutions to…

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