Camera-shy chimpanzee swats drone out of sky using stick

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
One chimpanzee swatted down an unwelcome drone flying in her enclosure with a stick.
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Meet one chimpanzee who doesn't like his picture being taken.

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Tushi is a 23-year-old chimpanzee at the Royal Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands. Recently, zoo staff sent a drone into the enclosure housing Tushi and his fellow chimps to see how the apes live.

But Tushi wasn't too happy about the unexpected drone visitor, as she swatted the drone out of the sky with a stick, causing it to fall to the ground.

"We can write the drone off. It cost about 2,000 euros ($2,100). Then again, it doesn't surprise that Tushi did this. She is very handy with sticks," said Zoo spokesman Bas Lukkenaar.