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 Zip ... Billy Bear's Friend! Zip and Loraine reunite!
Zip is the reason I've taken such an interest in our animals!
When Loraine's daughter was born... we dressed her up in Zip's clothes. Yes, she was that tiny... so tiny. Zip brings many great memories to mind.
Zippy is by far the hardest character to find toys from, since he came to be at the tail end of the Howdy Doody Show's existance.
Ed Sullivan, Zippy the Chimp who was a pet of Lee Ecuyer
David Letterman and Zip Mar. 19, 1986
  
Zoos have changed over the years... they have improved on the natural habitat areas for our animals. This makes it nice for us to watch the animals as they would be in the wild. This gives us the chance to see animals we may never have the opportunity to see and watch grow. The Detroit Zoo no longer has these chimpanzee shows, instead their primates have larger areas to live as they would in their natural habitat.
More of the Zip family... Chip is smaller, felt ears, no shoes. Tippy is white, red dress, red bow in hair. She is either Zip's friend or sister (I've heard both statements made) hang tag says 1978. A variation of Zip (3rd photo) with Zip on his shirt. Hero Zip in his cape with a big Z on his chest. Zip Puppet, Vinyl MFG painted head with cloth body. Measures about 9" x 8 1/2". Look for the hang tags and the copyright on shoes (shown below).
The different sizes of Zip
Hang Tag says The Rushton Company Atlanta, Ga.
Hang tag (left) Zippy - (right) Tippy
One of Zip's Paintings... MORE INFO
 Willie B was born in Africa in 1958. He is one of the oldest gorillas in captivity. Willie B lived in a cage without any contact with other gorillas for 27 years. In 1988 Atlanta Zoo opened the Ford African Rain Forest, a large natural habitat area for Willie B and other gorillas. Since then many other zoos have created better habitat areas for our animal friends.
I remember tossing marshmallows to the polar bears during our visits. Attention is now given to a strict diet so our animals live longer with healthy foods.
You'll see more of Zip and Rozi now that they will become a part of this Zoo journey on this website! We hope you can learn from them.
Wild Animals do NOT make good pets Go to this area of the site to play TicTacToe with Zippy
A tidbit about the real Zip Chimp... Zip is a real cutie, based on the remarkable story of monkey born in Africa, brought to live with Bonnie and Lee Ecuyer at 3 months old. He was trained by Lee to eat at a table, brush his teeth, use a fork and spoon, drink from a glass, and even dress himself. He was treated just like any other child. He became famous as a TV performer on Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, Howdy Doody and other TV shows he appeared on. Books about him, like Zippy Goes To School were printed by Rand McNally Elf Books.
Zip is a bit to old and fragile to travel with us...
We introduce our chimp...
Wild Animals do NOT make good pets
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Once upon a time... years ago... Loraine would often visit the Detroit Zoo with her family. The first place they would head for was the grand Chimpanzee show! The chimps would be dressed in costume... cowboys, fancy dresses as they road their pony around the ring.Bikes, motor scooters... oh my they were all so talented!
Then... one special day... Loraine received a gift from her parents... ZIP! ... her very own baby chimp! This was one of the best gifts ever! After several years of play... Zip became wore out and ended up in stuffed animal heaven.
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