Carmine “Bud” Mennella, the trainer of J. Fred Muggs, the chimpanzee who helped save NBC’s long-running “Today” show from ratings gloom in the 1950s, died in Tampa, Fla., Sunday.

Back in the 1950s, a chimp named J. Fred Muggs was a regular on “Today,” whose ratings he’s credited with boosting. And the last series I reviewed here is called “Bad Monkey” — and ...

SAVE FRED MOVEMENT, THOUGH, IN FORT PIERCE THIS MORNING. CHIMP NAMED VANILLA, WHO’S BEEN LOCKED UP FOR 28 YEARS, IS NOW AT A SANCTUARY AND LIVING OUT HER BEST LIFE. CEO SAVE THE CHIMP SAYS IT IS ...

Neighbors said the chimp never showed signs of mistreatment and that his owner loved him. "Fred's riding in the truck in a baseball uniform, hat, a beer in his hand and a cigarette in his hand.

Back in the 1950s, a chimp named J. Fred Muggs was a regular on "Today," whose ratings he's credited with boosting. And the last series I reviewed here is called "Bad Monkey" — and there's a ...

that's Frank or that's Fred." Hobaiter was part of a team that analyzed hundreds of recorded drumming episodes from several different chimp communities. She says the analysis confirmed what field ...

Fred Muggs and Bear in B.J. and the Bear ... That all but came to an end in 2018, the year that Eli, the last chimpanzee professionally trained to act in Hollywood, appeared in his final movie ...

Back in the 1950s, a chimp named J. Fred Muggs was a regular on "Today," whose ratings he's credited with boosting. And the last series I reviewed here is called "Bad Monkey" — and there's a ...

SAVE FRED MOVEMENT, THOUGH, IN FORT PIERCE THIS MORNING. CHIMP NAMED VANILLA, WHO’S BEEN LOCKED UP FOR 28 YEARS, IS NOW AT A SANCTUARY AND LIVING OUT HER BEST LIFE. CEO SAVE THE CHIMP SAYS IT IS ...