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Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday at the Berlin Zoo on Monday (Apr 13). Known for her dignified demeanour, the western lowland gorilla marked the milestone ...

Congrats are in order for Fatou, who is celebrating her 69th birthday and holding onto her title as the oldest gorilla in human care in the world. "Gorilla Fatou is making history once again: the ...

A western lowland gorilla named Fatou just made history. The senior mammal has lived at Zoo Berlin in Germany since May 1959, and this week she celebrated what is estimated to be her 69th birthday.

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 ...

Fatou turned 69 years old on Monday and celebrated in style, chowing down on a birthday dish of cooked vegetables and receiving words of praise from Guinness World Records. The western lowland gorilla ...

The gorilla, who has been photographed eating cake throughout the years on her birthday, was given something else to feast on this time TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla ...