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Taronga Zoo fifi turns 60

Discussion in 'Australia' started by Coquinguy, 21 May 2007.

  1. Coquinguy

    Coquinguy Well-Known Member

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    happy birtday to fifi. i should have stuck this in the chester chimp thread, lol.
    the old girl came to australia from singapore in 1957 and is still one of taronga's most dignified chimps.
    her old age is a credit to the zoo's primate division
     
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  2. Pertinax

    Pertinax Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Thats a very good age for a Chimpanzee to reach. Could be some sort of record? A certain zoo in the North of England had a very old female called 'Meg' who died a few years back- she was in her fifties and had great(x2?) grandchildren living in the large group with her.
     
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  3. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    Simon Hampel, 1 Jun 2007
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