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PHOTO GALLERY: Chance visits Selby Gardens


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

 

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