@article {308443, title = {Captive chimpanzee takes down a drone: tool use toward a flying object.}, journal = {Primates}, volume = {56}, year = {2015}, note = {

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007\%2Fs10329-015-0482-2

}, month = {2015 Oct}, pages = {289-92}, abstract = {

On 10 April 2015, a Dutch TV crew was filming at the Royal Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It was the intention to film the chimpanzees in the enclosure from close-by and from above with the means of a drone. When the drone came a bit closer to the chimpanzees, a female individual made two sweeps with a branch that she held in one hand. The second one was successful and downed the drone. The use of the stick in this context was a unique action. It seemed deliberate given the decision to collect it and carry it to a place where the drone might be attacked. This episode adds to the indications that chimpanzees engage in forward planning of tool-use acts.

}, issn = {1610-7365}, doi = {10.1007/s10329-015-0482-2}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26335688}, author = {van Hooff, Jan A R A M and Lukkenaar, Bas} }