He's the oldest swinger in town but let the great ape eat cake, it is his 40th birthday.
A tiered-cake was among the 40 gifts and treats to greet Pertinax, Britain’s oldest male gorilla, on his landmark birthday today.
In 1998, a year after arriving at Paignton Zoo in Devon, Pert, as he is lovingly known by staff, met the Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
