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World’s Oldest Orangutan Turns 63

Mitali k

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.

World’s Oldest Gorilla Turns 67

Mitali k

According to the Berlin Zoo, Fatou is the world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity and she recently celebrated her 67th birthday on April 13. Her precise age and birthday are not known. 

Fatou, who was born in the wild and has lived in human captivity at the Berlin Zoo since 1959, was given a special early birthday treat of twigs, lettuce, grapes, bananas, and some melon in a basket by zookeepers.

Did You Know?

Gorillas typically live up to 35 years in the wild and normally up to 50 years in human care.