Chimp from 1930s US 'Tarzan' films dead at 80

Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan, stars of the classic films "Tarzan the Ape Man" (1932) and "Tarzan and His Mate" (1934). Cheetah, the chimpanzee that co-starred with Weissmuller and O'Sullivan in the films, has passed away at the age of 80.
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Cheetah, a chimpanzee said to have performed in the "Tarzan" films of the 1930s, has died at the age of 80, according to the Florida sanctuary where he lived.

Cheetah was said to have performed in "Tarzan the Ape Man" (1932) and "Tarzan and His Mate" (1934), classic films about a man reared in the jungle starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan.

The average life span of a wild chimpanzee is around 45 years.

Several chimpanzees were used in the filming of the "Tarzan" movies and subsequent films, during a period when the primates were widely used in Hollywood and often mistreated.

"It is with great sadness that the community has lost a dear friend and family member on December 24, 2011," the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida announced on its website.
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Out here in the field
I work for my meals
I put my back into my living
I dont need to fight
To prove I'm right
And I dont need to be forgiven
"It is with great sadness that the community has lost a dear friend and family member on December 24, 2011," the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida announced on its website.

The chimpanzee — who arrived at the sanctuary in 1960 — loved finger-painting and watching football, and was soothed by Christian music, the sanctuary’s outreach director Debbie Cobb told the Tampa Tribune.

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