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Floods strand a 38-year-old chimp on an island, so his sanctuary delivers bananas by drone

Staff at Florida's Save the Chimps made sure Kaleb didn't miss a meal until the water went down.

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Floods strand a 38-year-old chimp on an island, so his sanctuary delivers bananas by drone
📷 Save the Chimps / via Sunny Skyz
In short
38Kaleb's age
  • Kaleb's age: 38
  • Sanctuary: 150 acres
  • Delivery: bananas and blankets by drone

The rescue

Floodwater cut off Kaleb, a 38-year-old chimpanzee, on a small island at the 150-acre Save the Chimps sanctuary near Fort Pierce, Florida. Staff flew bananas and blankets to him by drone, and video shows him picking a banana out of a dropped paper bag.

All safe

The sanctuary said every chimp was fed on time, and the water had largely receded by Saturday. Its chimps were rescued from research labs, entertainment and the pet trade.

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