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    Cheetah the chimp from 1930s Tarzan flicks dies

    PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) — A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s has died at age 80.

    The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor announced that Cheetah died Dec. 24 of kidney failure.

    Sanctuary outreach director Debbie Cobb on Wednesday told The Tampa Tribune newspaper that Cheetah was outgoing, loved finger painting and liked to see people laugh. She says he seemed to be tuned into human feelings.

    Based on the works of author Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Tarzan stories, which have spawned scores of books and films over the years, chronicle the adventures of a man who was raised by apes in Africa.

    Cheetah was the comic relief in the Tarzan films that starred American Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller. Cobb says Cheetah came to the sanctuary from Weissmuller's estate sometime around 1960.

    Cobb says Cheetah wasn't a troublemaker. Still, sanctuary volunteer Ron Priest says that when the chimp didn't like what was going on, he would throw feces.

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    Online:

    http://suncoastprimate.homestead.com/

     
    • Vixen  •  5 mths ago
      Replace the Kardashian show with old Tarzan reruns!
      • Royal H 5 mths ago
        Or throw the feces at the Kardashians..........
      • Kuuipo 5 mths ago
        I'd watch. Never seen the Kardashians; I'm lucky that way.
      • Donald 5 mths ago
        @Kuuipo444, Me too.
    • Gladys Kravitz  •  5 mths ago
      He had more talent than the whole Kartrashian family.
    • Gregg P  •  Richardson, Texas  •  5 mths ago
      80 years old? Wow! What in the hell did they feed him? I'll be dam lucky to live that long.
    • APEX-ROGUE  •  5 mths ago
      Last of the great actors....
      • Alan 4 mths ago
        It taught Sean Connery all he knows !
    • lisa  •  Rotterdam Junction, New York  •  5 mths ago
      do chimps live to 80 in the wild cause this took me by surprize. i so watched tarzan on wxxa as a kid when there where only 5 tv channels. anyone else remember those tvs you had to mess with the dials, add foil or hold anenna for clear veiwing?
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        shut up
      • Free Speech 5 mths ago
        Before the Country was destroyed by liberals like this "Shut Up" Phaggot.
      • Hugh Jasol 5 mths ago
        You also had to wait for the tv to "warm up". The vacuum tubes had to reach operating temp., about 30 sec., before you would get pic or sound.
    • sierra  •  5 mths ago
      Cheetah made it longer than alot of humans!
    • CEE  •  Cannon Falls, Minnesota  •  5 mths ago
      Along with many other animal actors, Cheetah made a lot of money for a lot of people. I am happy to hear he had a long, happy retirement. Who doesnt feel like throwing a little poop after age 75?
    • Albert  •  Birmingham, Alabama  •  5 mths ago
      Few actors today possess his talents, charm and stage presence. He was the star regardless of his supportive role and the one most beloved. Everybody who once saw him still remembers him with warmness and smiles. Cheetah was the complete package and his death will be mourned by millions but his legacy will live on.
    • richard  •  Wallingford, Connecticut  •  5 mths ago
      Another Hollywood legend passes on. RIP, Cheetah.
    • angie  •  Surfside, California  •  5 mths ago
      I am stunned to learn that Cheetah has just now passed away. Whoever cared for this chimp did an outstanding job.
    • Silence Dogood  •  Los Angeles, California  •  5 mths ago
      He had more talent than any of the Kardashians.
    • JibJab  •  5 mths ago
      I feel sadder over this chimp dying than I do about Kim Jong.
    • Bearbut  •  5 mths ago
      I remember late at night watching Tarzan on a NEW black and white TV. That was the best time in America. Live was good then. You could get a decent job, buy a home and afford a week’s vacation and still have money in the bank. America was #1 in the world then and life was grand. Even countries that didn’t like us back then respected us. And now look at things……..
      RIP Cheetah!
    • skmonkey  •  Sunnyvale, California  •  5 mths ago
      I love the last bit of information on him. I want that at the end of my obituary.
    • Jerry  •  Albany, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      I think perhaps if it were put to vote old Tarzan movies would surely be more popular than the Kardashian HO's show. At least Cheeta had some respect for himself.
    • Caruzer77  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  5 mths ago
      I loved watching him in the taezan movies as a kid..r.i.p. Cheetah
    • Jim  •  Los Angeles, California  •  4 mths ago
      WOW! That long life! I'll have what he was having.
    • Kenmandu  •  5 mths ago
      Cheetah didn't take any crap--but he did throw it.
    • Dwight G. Morgan  •  Palm Springs, California  •  5 mths ago
      A great story a few years ago could have been "Cheetah is still alive"
    • Patrick  •  Nashville, Tennessee  •  5 mths ago
      Nice to know that even though he was 80, he would not take #$%$ from his keepers. He brought joy to millions of people....:-) Ungawaaaaa!
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