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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 23 > Service honors Oregon Zoo’s chimp Charlie

Service honors Oregon Zoo’s chimp Charlie

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
September 23, 2009

PORTLAND — A memorial service for the Oregon Zoo’s longtime chimp Charlie drew several hundred friends and fans and even featured a drum and dance group pounding out the rhythms of the African bush.

Charlie, who had lived at the Portland zoo for 37 of his 39 years, collapsed and died last....

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