Chimp Swats Down a Drone That Invades Its Airspace

At a zoo in the Netherlands, a chimpanzee took umbrage at a drone invading its airspace and decided a bit of missile defense was in order.

In footage released to Youtube that's quickly racking up the view totals, the Royal Burgers Zoo resident, perched in a tree in his outdoor enclosure, spies the strange thing in the sky and simply swats it with a stick. Problem solved!

The zoo reports that while the attached camera functioned beyond the takedown, the dazed and confused drone did not survive its injuries.

After the swat-down, be sure to watch the other chimps gather 'round the grounded aircraft to take a closer look.

Unfortunately for said buzzing hardware, while most of the other chimpanzees in the enclosure did not seem to mind being spied upon, it only took one that did to send it to its death.

The dearly departed drone was filming the chimpanzees for a TV program created by the zoo.

From Discovery News