"Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday with a feast of cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks, and lettuce at the Berlin Zoo, avoiding sugar for health reasons."
"Fatou arrived in what was then West Berlin in 1959, believed to be about 2 years old at the time, with April 13 designated as her birthday."
"Fatou became the zoo's oldest resident in 2024, following the death of Ingo the flamingo, who had lived at the zoo since 1955."
"In her old age, Fatou lives in an enclosure of her own, prefers to keep her distance from other gorillas, and has lost her teeth, suffering from arthritis and hearing loss."
Fatou, a western lowland gorilla, celebrated her 69th birthday at the Berlin Zoo with a feast of cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks, and lettuce. She has lived at the zoo since 1959 and became its oldest resident in 2024. Fatou was likely born in the wild but was taken to France and sold to the zoo. In her old age, she prefers solitude, has lost her teeth, and suffers from arthritis and hearing loss, yet remains friendly with zookeepers.
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