Fatou, the gorilla, celebrated her 67th birthday on Saturday, which is believed to make her the world’s oldest gorilla, the Associated Press reported on Friday.
Born in 1957 and transported to a zoo in West Berlin in 1959, Fatou has lived an extraordinarily long life which was commemorated with a special treat of fruit and vegetables.
67 years young, Fatou continues enjoying her life as an independent woman
Preferring her space, Fatou has her own enclosure and prefers space away from the younger gorillas housed by the zoo.
Vet Andre Schüle told AP there is no gorilla older than Fatou in any other zoo, “and we have to assume that there is no animal older than her in the wild," where animals do not live so long.
