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PHOTO GALLERY: Chance the Chimpanzee visits Selby


  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • | 5:00 a.m. November 29, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY: Chance the Chimpanzee visits Selby
Chance has grown up with mom, Pam Rosaire-Zoppe, and her family.
Chance has grown up with mom, Pam Rosaire-Zoppe, and her family.
Tracey Ferguson and Lindsey and David Pfannerstill are visiting from Wisconsin.
Tracey Ferguson and Lindsey and David Pfannerstill are visiting from Wisconsin.
Chance poses for the cameras.
Chance poses for the cameras.
Chris Hecker, Tiffany Godwin, Glenda Pintacoda, Susa Goodwin, Steven Magner, Gabbie Boyer with Sophia and Abigail Keating
Chris Hecker, Tiffany Godwin, Glenda Pintacoda, Susa Goodwin, Steven Magner, Gabbie Boyer with Sophia and Abigail Keating
Josh Johnson with his daughter, Picci, right, and Lively Pinelli, left.
Josh Johnson with his daughter, Picci, right, and Lively Pinelli, left.
Karen and her granddaughter, Dani Miller
Karen and her granddaughter, Dani Miller
Jackson and Wesley Jr. Dicus raise their hands to ask a question.
Jackson and Wesley Jr. Dicus raise their hands to ask a question.
Chance and caretake/mom Pam Rosaire-Zoppe answer questions from the audience.
Chance and caretake/mom Pam Rosaire-Zoppe answer questions from the audience.
Ella Miller-White and Sienna Steiner like chimpanzees.
Ella Miller-White and Sienna Steiner like chimpanzees.
Jemma and Keagan Miller watch
Jemma and Keagan Miller watch
Chance stars alongside Leonardo DeCaprio in Scorsese’s
Chance stars alongside Leonardo DeCaprio in Scorsese’s "Wolf of Wall Street."
Jay, Kaori and Nico Sabatino
Jay, Kaori and Nico Sabatino
Chance loves to play with toys.
Chance loves to play with toys.
Annabelle, Tiffany and Charlie Wise are big chimpanzee fans.
Annabelle, Tiffany and Charlie Wise are big chimpanzee fans.
Annika Bommi sits in the front row.
Annika Bommi sits in the front row.

 

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