To: Abathar
Sorry, but isn't it Simba?
To: Always Independent
"Long retired from "acting" and now living at a primate sanctuary in - where else? - Palm Springs, Calif., Cheeta celebrated his world-record 74th birthday Sunday. He's said by the folks at the Guinness Book of World Records to be the world's oldest chimp. Few are known to have lived past the age 50 According to National Public Radio, in retirement Cheeta has become an avid painter. Best known for his roles alongside Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan in the Tarzan movies, Cheeta first appeared on screen in 1934 and had parts in 12 flicks. Weissmuller died in 1984, at the age of 79. O'Sullivan died in 1998, at the age of 87. "
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02/22/2007 12:59:36 PM PST by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
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