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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A famous chimpanzee who could beg for sweets using sign language and was addicted to cigarettes has died. KNX 1070's Claudia Peschiutta reports the beloved chimp died at the age of ...
SYLMAR, Calif., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Booie, the chimpanzee whose skills at sign language won him a legion of human fans, has died at a Southern California wildlife refuge, his keepers announced. The ...
LOS ANGELES -December 16, 2011 Martine Colette of the Wildlife WayStation says Booie (BOO'-ee) was being treated for a heart condition when he died Saturday at 44. The chimp had been living at the ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A chimpanzee that kicked a smoking habit and used sign language to beg for candy has died at a California animal refuge. Martine Colette of the Wildlife WayStation says Booie was ...