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From cheeky chimps to porcupine Houdinis… the wild history of Aberdeen Zoo is revealed 15/12/2020, 5:30 pm It’s not every day you come home and find a chimpanzee sitting in your armchair eating cake and chocolate biscuits after ransacking your larder… but then it’s not everyone who grew up with Aberdeen Zoo in their backyard. The story of Humphrey, the greedy chimp, is just one of many exceptional memories Robert Leslie has of his teenage years when his father, George, was manager of the zoo at Hazlehead Park in the 60s and 70s. Now Rob has penned a new book, Marmosets In Mastrick: A...

© Unknown Aberdeen Zoo head keeper John Buchan with chimps - Heather and Humphrey, well wrapped up against the cold, in 1977. Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It’s not every day you come home and find a chimpanzee sitting in your armchair eating cake and chocolate biscuits after ransacking your larder… but then it’s not everyone who grew up with Aberdeen Zoo in their backyard. The story of Humphrey, the greedy chimp, is...