BBC Focus Magazine

[ChrisH]

Apparently Cheetah the chimpanzee, star of the 1930's Tarzan movies died on christmas eve aged 80.

http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/tarzans-chim ... 34591.html

I thought he had died several years ago. Good age though, must be all that tea.

[Lateralman]

Rumour has it that he fractured his hip when he slipped on a carelessly discarded banana skin.

His final words where, “Told you I’d outlast all of you wicked slave drivers for making a monkey out of me.”

[ChrisH]

He died of kidney failure, probably brought on by extreme old age.
I think chimpanzees have a normal life span of 30-40 years.

[Willxx]

He died of kidney failure, probably brought on by extreme old age.
I think chimpanzees have a normal life span of 30-40 years.

Hmm therefore a pampered life of luxury in Hollywood can extend lifespan to twice the norm, jeez this means Paris Hilton may live to be 200!!! Imagine how many terabytes of "leaked" sex tapes that would fill up!