Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Delivering orangutans food by drone? Believe it or not, that’s what we do!
We have a licensed drone (UAV) team, made up of kaimahi from different departments, that put this technology to good and inventive use at the Zoo.
Their tasks include checking the integrity of the aerial pathway system (made of 2km worth of ropes!), ensuring trees and vegetation are at a safe distance from these pathways, and delivering bamboo-wrapped food packages into baskets 25 metres off the ground!
This mahi ensures the safety of our award-winning high canopy habitat; while the food packages are a delightful discovery for both orangutans and siamang to find and enjoy at height.
Delivering orangutans food by drone? Believe it or not, that’s what we do!
We have a licensed drone (UAV) team, made up of kaimahi from different departments, that put this technology to good and inventive use at the Zoo.
Their tasks include checking the integrity of the aerial pathway system (made of 2km worth of ropes!), ensuring trees and vegetation are at a safe distance from these pathways, and delivering bamboo-wrapped food packages into baskets 25 metres off the ground!
This mahi ensures the safety of our award-winning high canopy habitat; while the food packages are a delightful discovery for both orangutans and siamang to find and enjoy at height.
