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Chimp Gives Drone a Smackdown

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I, for one, welcome our ape overlords.

Alex Chancey

The Daily Beast Video

Updated Apr. 14, 2017 11:03AM ET / Published Apr. 14, 2015 1:30PM ET 

Acclaimed eccentric filmmaker Werner Herzog once asked the question: “Why is it that a sophisticated animal like a chimp does not utilize inferior creatures? He could straddle a goat and ride off into the sunset.” It seems that the answer could be that they were more focused on technology.

This chimpanzee saw a camera drone coming towards it, and in an attempt to better understand the world it lives in, used a branch to smack it down for further investigation.

We all know how this ends, but we had a good run, didn’t we?

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