Cobby, the oldest male chimpanzee in an accredited North American zoo, died on Saturday at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens. The chimpanzee was hand-reared to perform before he was brought to the San Francisco zoo in the 1960s. Cobina sounded a bit like Zsa Zsa Gabor, while his conscience sounded like a classically trained English actor. On Sunday, zoo officials said Cobby was integral in bringing together its chimpanzee population, acting like the elder of the troop. “Cobby was part of San Francisco,” said Tanya M Peterson, executive director of the San Francisco Zoological Society.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2021 21:19 UTC