Cheetah the Chimp Dies?

None of these is the same Cheetah who may have just died.

This chimpanzee supposedly played in Tarzan movies of the 1930s and has just now died at age 80. That would be a phenomenal age for a chimp.
Chimp from 1930s US 'Tarzan' films dead at 80 - Yahoo! News:
"The Florida chimpanzee -- which reportedly arrived at the sanctuary in 1960 -- loved finger-painting and watching football, and was soothed by Christian music, the sanctuary's outreach director Debbie Cobb told the Tampa Tribune.


Ron Priest, a sanctuary volunteer, told the Tribune that Cheetah stood out because he could walk upright with a straight back like a human. "When he didn't like somebody or something that was going on, he would pick up some poop and throw it at them. He could get you at 30 feet with bars in between," Priest said."

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Published on December 28, 2011 09:00
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