KLAW 101 - Oklahoma's Best Country » chimpanzee http://klaw.com Oklahoma's Best Country Wed, 22 May 2013 01:45:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Legendary Chimp 'Cheetah' From Tarzan Movies Dies at 80 [VIDEOS] http://klaw.com/cheetah-from-tarzan-dies/ http://klaw.com/cheetah-from-tarzan-dies/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:17:37 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=75697 Cheetah, the chimp who starred in the Tarzan films of the 1930s, has died in the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, FL of kidney failure at the age of 80.

The beloved ape moved into the sanctuary in 1960 after living on the estate of Johnny Weissmuller, who had portrayed Tarzan in the films.

]]> http://klaw.com/cheetah-from-tarzan-dies/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive Cooper the Chimpanzee Learns to SCUBA Dive [VIDEO] http://klaw.com/chimpanzee-scuba-dive/ http://klaw.com/chimpanzee-scuba-dive/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:30:17 +0000 Chip Sandalwood http://thefw.com/?p=31446 Chimpanzees are generally fearful of water, which makes the fact that Cooper the chimpanzee has learned to swim quite a feat. But that he’s also learned to breathe underwater with a SCUBA tank is truly incredible.

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