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It is not just humans who are concerned about the privacy implications of drones.

An Arnhem TV station has lost one of its expensive drones after a chimpanzee managed to knock it out of the sky.

The craft was supposed to be capturing footage of the Royal Burgers Zoo chimp enclosure for a TV show.

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Look out! An Arnhem TV station has lost one of its expensive drones after a chimpanzee managed to knock it out of the sky.

Following the attack, the drone crashes to the ground - only for the chimp to pounce on it

'On the morning of Friday, April 10, 2015, the chimpanzees of Royal Burgers' Zoo once again proved how intelligent they are,' a spokesman for the zoo said.

The incident happened during filming for a reality show set in the zoo.

Programme makers had hoped to use the drone to capture the enclosure from above.

'Today, for the second season of the national television program Burgers' Zoo Natuurlijk, film takes were planned with a drone, with which spectacular images of the animals and their habitats could be made from above.'

The drone was able to fly around the zoo - before arriving at the chimp enclosure. 

Chimp knocks drone out of sky with stick at zoo

'Once the drone arrived at the chimpanzee quarters the intelligent primates immediately discovered the spying little plane and right away armed themselves with long sticks against this inquisitive electronic intruder,' the zaoo revealed.

One of the chimpanzees was high up in a tree with a long branch. 

'Apparently very calm and satisfied, half asleep in the morning sun, the primate let the drone make its curious images. 

'Until..... the drone got just a bit too close. 

Once grounded, the chimp investigates its prey, taking a selfie in the process - before eventually wandering off.

'Like a flash the chimpanzee struck out with the long stick she had held hidden behind her body. With a direct hit the animal knocked the drone to the ground, where the group of primates quickly overpowered the 'prey'. 

'With much enjoyment they very efficiently dismantled the play thing. 

'During the entire moment of action the camera kept rolling, so despite the completely destroyed drone this still provided some very special images!'

The zoo did not confirm if it was able to salvage the drone.