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Drones deliver food to chimpanzees stranded by flooding

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Federico, I. (2026, November 12). Drones deliver food to chimpanzees stranded by flooding. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/12/drones-deliver-food-to-chimpanzees-stranded-by-flooding

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Euronews · collected 2026-11-12 · by Ilaria Federico

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Chimpanzees at a sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, are stranded due to flooding, making it challenging for staff to access them directly. To ensure the primates receive essential nutrients like those from bananas, workers have started using drones to deliver food supplies until floodwaters recede.
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A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary in Fort Pierce used a drone to deliver food to Kaleb, a 38-year-old chimpanzee, after severe flooding made roads impassable. The non-profit facility, Save The Chimps, which cares for chimps rescued from lab research, shared a video on November 6 showing the unusual step of airdropping bananas and blankets to Kaleb, who had been alone for 24 hours. The sanctuary, home to over 200 rescued chimps across a 150-acre property, relies on daily deliveries of around 3,000 pounds of food. The flooding submerged internal roads and damaged buildings and equipment, but staff continued to closely monitor and care for the animals.

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EuronewsThis outlet12 Nov

Chimpanzees at a sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, are stranded due to flooding, making it challenging for staff to access them directly. To ensure the primates receive essential nutrients like those from bananas, workers have started using drones to deliver food supplies until floodwaters recede.

Drones deliver food to chimpanzees stranded by flooding (this article)
BBC9 Nov

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary faced flooding that damaged roads and buildings, leaving Kaleb, a 38-year-old chimpanzee, isolated without food delivery options. Sanctuary staff responded by using a drone to deliver essential supplies to Kaleb, ensuring his continued care during the disaster. The facility emphasized its ongoing commitment to monitoring and caring for all affected animals despite the challenging…

Drone delivers food to chimpanzee cut off by Florida flooding →
The Independent11 Nov

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.

Hungry chimpanzee fed by drone after flood waters cut him off from keepers →
Times of India12 Nov

At Save the Chimps sanctuary near Fort Pierce, Florida, heavy rains and flooding stranded a chimpanzee named Kaleb. The sanctuary, which houses over 200 chimpanzees, used a drone to deliver food and blankets to Kaleb, demonstrating an innovative emergency response. The drone operation was part of a larger effort by staff to ensure all animals received necessary supplies despite flooded roads.

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary cut off by flooding; uses drone to deliver food to a stranded chimp →

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Ilaria Federico
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Flooding at a chimpanzee sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, has made it difficult for staff to reach some of the animals.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-12
2026-11-12 · Euronews
Drones deliver food to chimpanzees stranded by flooding · assertive framing

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Flooding at a chimpanzee sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, has made it difficult for staff to reach some of the animals. asserted
staff → make → animals
Workers have turned to drones to deliver food, including bananas, while large parts of the property remain underwater. asserted
parts → turn → property
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