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In reply to the discussion: Tarzan's chimp Cheetah dies aged 80 [View all]Chalfont
(53 posts)18. NOT 80!
"By December 2007, the writer's research had unexpectedly revealed that our Cheeta is unlikely to be as old as we'd thought, although he is clearly old. It is also difficult to determine which movies, if any, our Cheeta may have been in. As a result of this discovery, we updated our website as soon as we could, by late January 2008, to reflect the information putting Cheeta's life history in doubt."
http://cheetathechimp.org/bio.htm
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So much like a human... the wrinkled skin and the white beard.... I don't like his
secondwind
Dec 2011
#5
News link aside, this story is suspicious. This "Cheetah" would be the oldest known
LeftinOH
Dec 2011
#15
IIRC, I remember hearing on NPR that this was a hoax. This chimp was never in any movies. n/t
Ian David
Dec 2011
#23