Bill Rivers was the last trainer to own Oliver until he was purchased by a Pennsylvania laboratory in 1989. Oliver was later owned by Ken Decroo, until he sold him in 1985. ![]() The Los Angeles Times did an article about how Oliver may be the missing link or a new sub-species of chimp. In 1977, Miller gave Oliver to Ralph Helfer, a small theme park owner in Buena Park, California. Throughout the tour, he was given several medical exams. Later that year, he was invited to appear on a Japanese TV show. Oliver soon became well-known in the scientific and entertainment community. In Spring 1976, Miller showed Oliver to the audience of the Explorer's Club banquet. A few hours later, Miller bought Oliver for $8000. In 1975, attorney Michael Miller met with Oliver after reading about him in a newspaper. His face is flatter than other chimpanzees, he is a bipedal, and possibly preferred human female over chimpanzee females. Some physical and behavioral evidence suggested to the Burgers that he was something more than a chimpanzee, perhaps a human-chimp hybrid. ![]() History: In 1960, trainers Frank and Janet Burger acquired Oliver the Chimpanzee when he was about two years old. Description: Oliver was a chimpanzee with apparent human-like characteristics.
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