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Drone delivers food to chimpanzee cut off by Florida flooding

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Drone delivers food to chimpanzee cut off by Florida flooding. (2026, November 9). BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c6wyrykl9vl7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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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 conditions caused by the floods.
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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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BBCThis outlet9 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 (this article)
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 →
Euronews12 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 →
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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Narrative

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary that provides lifelong care for animals formerly used in research laboratories, the pet trade and the entertainment industry was hit by flooding that left roads impassable.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-12
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Drone delivers food to chimpanzee cut off by Florida flooding · assertive framing

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Drone delivers food to chimpanzee cut off by Florida flooding asserted
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A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary that provides lifelong care for animals formerly used in research laboratories, the pet trade and the entertainment industry was hit by flooding that left roads impassable. asserted
that → provide → roads
Staff used a drone to deliver food to Kaleb, a 38-year-old chimpanzee cut off from access. asserted
Staff → use → access
The non-profit facility said despite floodwaters damaging roads, buildings and equipment, staff closely monitored and cared for the animals. asserted
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