Fatou (gorilla)
 Fatou in 2018 | |
| Species | Lowland gorilla |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) West Africa |
| Known for | Oldest living gorilla |
| Residence | Berlin Zoo |
Fatou (born c. 1957) is a gorilla residing at Berlin Zoo, Germany. She was born in West Africa, and was brought from West Africa to France by a sailor in 1959. She was then acquired by the Berlin Zoo. On 30 October 1974, she gave birth to the first gorilla to be raised in Berlin, Dufte.[1]
Since the death of Trudy on 24 July 2019, she became the oldest living gorilla in the world.[2][3] On 25 July 2020 she surpassed Trudy's final age of 63 years, 204 days and became the oldest gorilla in recorded history. After the death of Helen, on 14 October 2022, Fatou became the last surviving gorilla born in the 1950s.[citation needed]
While she was one of the oldest gorillas in the world, zookeepers of Berlin Zoo selected April 13 as her official birthday.[4]
Through her only offspring, Dufte, Fatou is a grandmother of two, great-grandmother of 13 (five living), great-great-grandmother of 20 (twelve living) and great-great-great-grandmother of three.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Zoo Berlin - Herzlich willkommen im Zoo Berlin. - Senior citizens meet for gorilla's birthday". www.zoo-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "Berlinerin Fatou ist nun ältester Gorilla der Welt | RBB Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Berliner Zoo: Fatou könnte nun ältester Gorilla der Welt sein - Nordkurier.de". 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "World's oldest gorilla, known for her dignified manner, turns 69". The Washington Post. 14 April 2026. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Davis, James R. (5 September 2021). "0082 – FATOU". Dewar Wildlife. Dewar Wildlife Trust, Inc. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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