BERLIN — Berlin’s zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is also the oldest gorilla in the world.

Fatou was born in 1957 and came to the zoo in what was then West Berlin in 1959. Ahead of her official birthday on Saturday, keepers on Friday served up a treat of fruit and vegetables.

Fatou was born in 1957 and came to the zoo in what was then West Berlin in 1959. She's the oldest gorilla in captivity{ai:summary}<p>Berlin's zoo fetes Fatou the gorilla, believed to be oldest in world at 67. Born in 1957, she resides in zoo since 1959. Keepers pamper on special diet ahead of her birthday. #society</p>

Fatou the gorilla, thought to be world's oldest, turns 67 in Berlin

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