RIP: Cheetah

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RIP: Cheetah

Post by Miles » December 28th, 2011, 9:44 am

Chimp from 1930s US 'Tarzan' films dead at 80
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Re: RIP: Cheetah

Post by CathyCA » December 28th, 2011, 11:05 am

He was still ALIVE? I didn't realize that chimpanzees had such a long life span.

I think the resemblance between Johnny Weismuller and Leonardi di Caprio is uncanny. Interesting how they put a picture of Tarzan and Jane with the article, but not one of Cheetah, the subject of the piece.

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Re: RIP: Cheetah

Post by windsor » December 28th, 2011, 11:23 am

He lived a few miles up the road from me at a cheesy road side attraction turned sanctuary. My daughter took a school trip there once upon a time. I had forgotten he was there. 80 is an amazing age for a chimp.
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Post by CameronBornAndBred » December 28th, 2011, 1:12 pm

Add another to my "I-assumed-they-were-already-dead" list.
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Post by Very Duke Blue » December 28th, 2011, 7:12 pm

That is sad. I loved Cheetah when I was a kid. :(
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Re: RIP: Cheetah

Post by CameronBornAndBred » December 28th, 2011, 7:14 pm

Is Cheetah Cheetah? Was Cheeta Cheetah? Or was this a Cheetah cheater?

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Post by DevilWearsPrada2.0 » December 29th, 2011, 9:41 am

I saw that on the news. I didnt know Chimps had that long of a lifespan.
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Post by EarlJam » December 29th, 2011, 10:23 am

Turtles live a long time.

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Re: RIP: Cheetah

Post by captmojo » December 29th, 2011, 7:09 pm

Parrots and parrotlets seem to die only when met with a freak accident.
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