Since the King of Pop passed, many have wondered what ever became of his beloved pet chimp, Bubbles. In fact, the fate of Bubbles illustrates what should happen with many exotic pets. When Bubbles became too strong to safely live as a pet, he went to a wild animal preserve where he lives now. While the recent saga of Travis the Chimp illustrated what can go wrong with keeping a wild animal as a pet, Michael & Bubbles show us how the relationship can end well.
When people think of Bubbles, they tend to see him as yet another of the pop icon's eccentricities: dressing Bubbles up as a child, taking him to Liz Taylor's house for tea, teaching him to "moonwalk"...
Though keeping a wild animal as a pet in the first place is generally a bad idea, in the end Michael Jackson did right by Bubbles, and by those who could have been hurt by Bubbles. According to the LA Times, with Bubbles becoming more aggressive as he grew up, the chimp transitioned from Neverland Ranch to his trainer's ranch in 2002. Jackson reportedly feared for the safety of young Prince Michael II. In 2005, Bubbles went to the Center for Great Apes in central Florida, where he lives today. Here is Bubbles' resident webpage.

