Chimpanzees helped to make PG Tips tea famous with their iconic TV ads in the 1970s. But what happened to these animals afterwards? Our new study, using techniques previously used only on human ...

Choppers was said to be the last surviving chimpanzee from the PG Tips adverts Details of the life of a "beloved" chimpanzee who starred in a series of adverts for PG Tips tea has been revealed in a ...

The last surviving chimpanzee from the PG Tips adverts has died aged 48. Twycross Zoo said that Choppers, the remaining character from the "tea chimps", was put down by staff after she began to ...

Nine years on from the passing of a "beloved" chimpanzee, Choppers, famed for starring in PG Tips tea adverts, scientists have uncovered disturbing truths about her past. Astonishingly, the Western ...

The most famous chimpanzees in the UK are to be replaced by a younger model. The chimps have been used in commercials to advertise PG Tips tea since Christmas 1956, making this the longest-running ...

Choppers starred in the 1970s PG Tips adverts after being rescued from poachers in Sierra Leone at just six weeks old. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going ...