A chimpanzee who appeared as "Cheeta" in the Tarzan films of the early 1930s just died Saturday. He was believed to be around 80 years old. He had experienced kidney failure earlier in the week. An article on his death actually claims he enjoyed throwing poop in his later years at an animal sanctuary.
The San Diego Zoo has four pairs of Cheetahs and dogs who live together. Why? Cheetahs hate each other. They're like sorority girls who look alike but they actually detest one another's company. Sitll, the cheetah's need some company. So when the cheetah is about 3 months old they pair it up with a dog that is about 6 months old, so that the dog is the alpha in the relationship. Within about a week they are inseparable.