Fatou, world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity, marked her 69th birthday on Monday with a special meal at the Berlin Zoo which included cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce, whlie skipping cake as sugar is not considered healthy for her at this age.
Fatou is a western lowland gorilla who arrived in West Berlin in 1959. She was believed to be about two years old at the time, though her exact birth date is unknown. April 13 has been set as her official birthday. Gorillas typically live 35 to 40 years in the wild, but can live longer in captivity.
