Bella is the world’s oldest living orangutan in captivity. On April 16, Bella celebrated her 63rd birthday. Bella is a Sumatran orangutan and is estimated to be born in 1961. Ever since she was collected from the wild in 1964, she has lived at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany. She was given a birthday cake made of soft-boiled rice and various fruits, which she shared with Berani, one of her adopted children.
Did You Know?
Orangutans typically live in the wild up to 35-40 years and normally up to 50 years in captivity.