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Velu
Born in 1959 (estimated)![](/images/chimp/profile/Velu.gif)
Chimpanzee Velu passed away on March 15, 2017 at the estimated age of 58.
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Velu, then aged 46, cracking open nuts.
Image credit: Etsuko Nogami
Taken on December 23, 2005
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Velu, then aged 50, using a stick to break open an ant nest.
Image credit: Michiko Fujisawa
Taken on July 03, 2009
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Image credit: Gaku Ohashi
Taken on February 10, 2009
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Velu, then aged 56, using a pair of mobile stones as hammer and anvil to crack open the hard shell of oil palm nuts and get at the edible kernel inside.
Image credit: Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Taken on December 27, 2015
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Velu, then aged 58, feeding on figs (Ficus umbellata)
Image credit: Naruki Morimura
Taken on January 14, 2017