Michael Jackson could be completely happy to know that his former pet chimpanzee named Bubbles resides the great life as a senior primate … in accordance with the sanctuary that took him in.
Patti Ragan, director of the Heart for Nice Apes, tells TMZ … Bubbles has a number of freedom on the sanctuary. He can discover tunnels, construct a nest below a tree, take each day afternoon naps, and generally even draw!
Bubbles, now 41, will get common checkups from the vet and grooming employees … and weighs 180 kilos. By the way in which, the lifespan of a chimpanzee in captivity is 50 to 60 years.
She goes on to explain Bubbles as a pleasant chimpanzee who interacts nicely with guests and different animals … together with Oopsie, Boma, Ripley, Kodua and Stryker. We’re informed Bubbles reveals no indicators of previous abuse.
Despite the fact that the sanctuary performs MJ’s music and movies for the chimpanzees… Bubbles does not appear to love Michael’s music greater than the others. So, regardless of their once-cruel relationship, the singer is lengthy in Bubbles’ previous.
Michael was unable to maintain Bubbles as a pet when the primate got here of age … first sending him to a coach in 2003 and a couple of years later sending him to a sanctuary.
As TMZ beforehand reported… Michael died After 4 years, on June 25, 2009, from acute intoxication with propofol. Based on Patti, the Heart for the Safety of Nice Apes has no plans to have a good time the fifteenth anniversary of Michael’s dying.
Michael Jackson’s property continued to take care of Bubbles after MJ’s dying … contributing to his annual care prices of round $27K a 12 months. Michael’s fan membership can be sending Bubbles some treats, together with coconuts, mangoes and blankets, which we’re informed he likes to twist up in whereas sleeping.
Michael’s lawyer and members of the family have made an effort in recent times to go to Bubbles … the place they’ve had nothing however nice encounters with the primate.
A very good lining in an in any other case bitter story.