Cheetah, who played the chimpanzee sidekick in the early "Tarzan" films, died Saturday. It is estimated that he was 80 years old. Cheetah died of liver failure at Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm ...

Cheetah, the chimpanzee that starred in the Tarzan films of the 1930s, has died at the age of 80, according to the Florida sanctuary where he had lived for more than 50 years. "It is with great ...

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28 December 2011 • 11:57am The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbour, Florida, said Cheetah died of kidney failure on December 24. Debbie Cobb, director of the sanctuary, said Cheetah had loved ...