One of the world’s oldest gorillas is 61 today
She’s also having her cake and eating it, too.
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Fatou, one of the world’s oldest gorillas and a “living legend”, is celebrating her 61st birthday today.
The sexagenarian, who lives at Berlin Zoo, had a life of adventure before arriving in Germany from the south of France in 1959.
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She eventually made her way to Berlin Zoo and is believed to have been two years old when she arrived.
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Dr Andreas Knieriem, director of the zoo, said: “We are delighted to be celebrating Fatou’s 61st birthday today. She is a living legend and a part of Zoo Berlin history.”
The gorilla shares her record age with Trudy, another female gorilla who lives in Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas, United States.
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