It’s not clear if the chimpanzee that Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida, said died on December 24 at the age of 80 was indeed Cheetah, the chimpanzee sidekick in the early 1930s Tarzan movies. Here are three other animals whose identity and age we are surer of, and whose passing in 2011 was mourned around the globe. A fourth animal is now “off the radar” and, one hopes, now swimming somewhere back in Antartica.
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Photo of Knut in 2009 by Udo Schröher
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Poor things.............maybe human intervention isn't always good!
Rest in Peace.
Rest in Peace.
thanks
Thanks for posting
Funny anecdote about Shrek the sheep, but why wasn't his wool used to make 20 womens suits?
i'll always remember the adorable Knut.
I'll always remember the adorable Knut.
very sad
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