A local primate sanctuary maintains Cheetah was 80-plus . Rosen on Cheeta 's biography several years ago , research revealed `` that our Cheeta is unlikely to be as old as we 'd thought , although he is clearly old , '' Westfall wrote . Scientists say they are skeptical about the age . Primatologists say animals in captivity can live up to age 60 . Cheetah appeared in Tarzan films in the 1950s , a sanctuary official says .
A local primate sanctuary maintains Cheetah was 80-plus . Scientists say they are skeptical about the age . Primatologists say animals in captivity can live up to age 60 . Cheetah appeared in Tarzan films in the 1950s , a sanctuary official says .