Oliver--Abuse is hard to describe, but you will know what it is when you see it.

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Oliver (chimpanzee) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In this Wikipedia link you will note that Oliver was sold to Ralph Helfer at Japanese Deer Park, later Gentle Jungle in 1977. This is where I first saw Oliver. A sadder more shameful spectacle would be hard to find in the history of cPost Optionsaptive animal husbandry. All of his teeth had been pulled, and he looked like an old man at a young age. I often thought it was his missing teeth at a young age that caused his face to "deform" and look more human. There were rumors floating around the animal world in California at the time that his ears had also been surgically pointed or altered also.

Oliver's Travels

Chromosomal and mtDNA analysis of Oliver
ABSTRACT
Oliver is an African ape whose species identity has been debated in the popular media and by various scientists since the early 1970s. Although decisive morphological data has never been adduced on Oliver, many reports indicated that Oliver was morphologically unusual for a chimpanzee, particularly in his habitual bipedal posture. In addition, his diploid chromosome number was reported to be inconsistent with either human or chimpanzee, but instead intermediate between those species. We performed standard chromosomal studies which demonstrated that Oliver had the diploid number expected for a chimpanzee (2N = 48) and that the banding patterns of his chromosomes were typical for a chimpanzee and different from both humans and bonobos. We also sequenced a 312 bp region of his mitochondrial DNA D-loop region. Results indicated a high sequence homology to the Central African variety of chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes troglodytes. The highest percent homology was observed with a previously characterized specimen from Gabon, strongly suggesting that Oliver originated from this region. Am J Phys Anthropol 105:395–403, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.