Tarzan's chimpanzee star Cheeta poses in Palm Springs,CA, on April 9, 2006, with a small reproduction of the poster of "Tarzan the Ape Man", the first Tarzan movie where Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan starred with chimpanzee Cheeta.
Cheeta, famed for his appearances in the 1930's and 1940's Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan, turned 74 years old today and remains the world's oldest living primate. He lives happily at the C.H.E.E.T.A Primate Foundation in Palm Springs, California, a home for primates who have retired from the movie industry and the show business.
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