Flooding in the U.S. cut off chimpanzees from their nature reserve—food was delivered by drone

Heavy rains flooded the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida, where about 200 primates are kept. Due to overflowing canals, the water blocked the internal roads used to deliver more than 1.3 metric tons of food to the animals every day.

Caleb, a 38-year-old chimpanzee, found himself on a small patch of dry land surrounded by water. Reserve staff used a drone to deliver food and blankets to him.

 The video shows the primate running up to a bag of food dropped from the drone and grabbing a banana. Later, Caleb managed to escape the island on his own using a rope.

To provide food and medicine to the other animals, staff used tractors and trucks. As of November 7, the water had begun to recede, and all the chimpanzees remained safe.

At the same time, the flood damaged the reserve’s buildings and equipment.

Source: Associated Press.

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