Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrates her 69th birthday at Berlin Zoo

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BERLIN (AP) — Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday with a feast Monday, munching on cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce at the Berlin Zoo.

But no birthday cake, because sugar isn’t healthy for the aging primate.

Fatou, a western lowland gorilla, arrived in what was then West Berlin in 1959. She was believed to be about 2 years old at the time, though her exact birth date isn’t known — April 13 is her designated birthday. Gorillas can live for around 35-40 years in the wild and longer in captivity.

Fatou became the zoo’s oldest resident in 2024, following the death of Ingo the flamingo. The bird was believed to be at least 75 and had lived at the zoo since 1955.

https://apnews.com/article/gorilla-germany-fatou-berlin-zoo-0196b95f3b6d48593bb7c872cab51adf

She's a year older than me.

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1. I may have seen her since I've been to the Berlin Zoo.

Fatou would have been a young'n at the time. Same with me. Impressive zoo, as I recall.

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2. She doesn't look a day over 50.

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3. Happy belated birthday Fatou

May you have many more.