Michael Jackson’s Chimpanzee still alive after 40 years and receiving $25,000 support annually from his estate

A photo collage of the late Michael Jackson and Bubbles

Source: Africa Publicity

Bubbles, the famous pet Chimpanzee of the late American music icon, Michael Jackson, is still living after 40 years.

The famous Chimpanzee is currently being funded by Jackson’s estate at $25,000 annually.

This is according to a report by business news agency, Wealth.

In its report, Wealth disclosed that Bubbles “is now 40 years old and living at the Centre for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida.”

“Described as “huge and funny” but with a “sweet character”, Bubbles serves as the Alpha of his group at the sanctuary,” the report indicated.

Bubbles (born 1983) was once kept as a pet by Michael Jackson, who bought him from a Texas research facility in the 1980s. Bubbles frequently traveled with Jackson, drawing attention in the media.

In 1987, during the Bad world tour, Bubbles and Jackson drank tea with the mayor of Osaka, Japan.

Bubbles was initially kept at the Jackson family home in Encino, Los Angeles, but was moved to Jackson’s home, Neverland Ranch, in 1988. There, he slept in a crib in Jackson’s bedroom, used Jackson’s toilet and ate Jackson’s candy in the Neverland movie theater. By 2003, Bubbles had matured into a large and aggressive adult chimpanzee unsuitable as a pet, like many captive chimpanzees, and was sent to a California animal trainer. When the trainer closed his operation in 2004, Bubbles was moved to the Center for Great Apes, a sanctuary in Wauchula, Florida, where he has lived since 2005.

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