World's oldest gorilla celebrates her 68th birthday
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The oldest gorilla in the world is celebrating another year around the sun at her home in Zoo Berlin.
The zoo helped celebrate Fatou, who turned 68 on April 13, with a big basket of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Video shows her leisurely inspecting the gift and opting for some strawberries and an apple.
According to reporting from the Associated Press, Fatou lives a peaceful life suitable to her old age, with a private enclosure away from the zoo's younger and more rowdy gorillas.
Even the fruits and vegetables she eats are hand-selected for softness now that she doesn't have any teeth left.
Fatou is a western lowland gorilla, which are critically endangered and usually live between 30-40 years in the wild.
But Fatou is shattering all age records each year and was recently presented with the Guinness World Record for the oldest living gorilla.
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