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World's oldest gorilla celebrates 69th birthday

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Fatou, a gorilla living at Berlin Zoo, has celebrated her 69th birthday, making her the world's oldest living gorilla according to Guinness World Records. She arrived at the zoo in 1959 from West Africa and has been known as the Grand Dame among keepers and fans. Wild gorillas typically only live to 30 or 35 years of age.

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World's oldest gorilla celebrates 69th birthday

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The world's oldest-known gorilla has celebrated another birthday, a fatu. Ha, he lives at Berlin soon. It's British, the age of 69. Oh, look, he's like he's looking at Larry's contemporaries. Celebrating with keepers and fans, known as the grand-day. Oh, it's a girl. OK, she's had quite the life of arriving at the zoo in 1959 from West Africa. That was quite the journey following that script with you. Fatu was certified by Guinness last year as he oldest-living gorilla in the world. In the wild, they only lived to be like 30 or 35. Happy be 69 fatu.

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