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LEXX
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posted December 28, 2011 07:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for LEXX     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-28/chimp-from-1930s-us-tarzan-films-dead-at-80/375 0258

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Updated December 28, 2011 20:37:36
Cheetah the chimpanzee is pictured in a Tarzan movie Photo: Tarzan, Jane, Boy and Cheetah in a scene from a 1930s Tarzan movie. (www.ffrontroomcinema.com)
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Cheetah, the chimpanzee that starred in the Tarzan films of the 1930s, has passed away at the age of 80, according to the Florida sanctuary where he had lived for more than 50 years.

"It is with great sadness that the community has lost a dear friend and family member on December 24, 2011," the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor announced on its website.

Cheetah had performed in Tarzan The Ape Man (1932) and Tarzan And His Mate (1934), classic films about a man reared in the jungle starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan.

The chimpanzee - who 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.

"He could tell if I was having a good day or a bad day. He was always trying to get me to laugh if he thought I was having a bad day. He was very in tune to human feelings," Ms Cobb said.

Ron Priest, a sanctuary volunteer, told the Tribune that Cheetah stood out because he could walk upright with a straight back like a human and that he was distinguished by other talents.

"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," Mr Priest said.

AFP



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lechien
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posted December 28, 2011 08:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for lechien     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
sad it is, but i didn't know that chimps live this long!! well done and sleep tight Cheetah!

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