How Stuff Works ⚙️ on Instagram: "Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee, Bubbles, was one of the most famous celebrity animals of the 1980s. Jackson adopted him from a Texas research facility when the chimp was still a baby, and the two became inseparable for years. Bubbles lived with Jackson at Neverland Ranch, dressed in clothes, ate at the dinner table, and even accompanied him on tours and appearances — including a visit to Japan in 1987 during the Bad tour. Jackson treated Bubbles almost like a