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Hungry chimpanzee fed by drone after flood waters cut him off from keepers

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Independent Reporters. (2026, November 11). Hungry chimpanzee fed by drone after flood waters cut him off from keepers. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/chimps-drone-feeding-fort-pierce-florida-b3083345.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-11-11 · by Independent Reporters

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Floodwaters in Florida isolated a 38-year-old chimpanzee named Kaleb at the Save The Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce, cutting him off from staff for 24 hours. To feed and care for Kaleb during this time, the facility used a drone to deliver bananas and blankets on November 6th. This unusual method was employed due to the inability of caretakers to reach Kaleb safely through the flood waters.
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0 of 3 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Topics

Florida Fort Pierce Save The Chimps

Subjects

Kaleb PERSON · 2× Florida GPE · 1× Fort Pierce GPE · 1× Save The Chimps ORG · 1×

Narrative

The non-profit, which cares for chimps rescued from lab research, shared a video on November 6 of them taking the unusual step of airdropping bananas and blankets after Kaleb had been alone for 24 hours.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-12
2026-11-12 · The Independent
Hungry chimpanzee fed by drone after flood waters cut him off from keepers · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Showing now | News 02:07 Hungry chimpanzee fed by drone after flood waters cut him off from keepers A chimpanzee was fed by drone after flooding in Florida cut him off from sanctuary staff. asserted
flooding → show → staff
Kaleb, a 38-year-old chimp, was left isolated at the Save The Chimps facility in Fort Pierce when it was overwhelmed by flood waters. asserted
it → leave → waters
The non-profit, which cares for chimps rescued from lab research, shared a video on November 6 of them taking the unusual step of airdropping bananas and blankets after Kaleb had been alone for 24 hours. asserted
Kaleb → care → hours
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