World's oldest known gorilla is at Little Rock Zoo

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     (AP) – The oldest known gorilla in the world now lives at the

Little Rock Zoo.

     The national Association of Zoos and Aquariums says it believes the gorilla

Trudy is the oldest following the death at age 60 in January of Colo, a gorilla

at the zoo in Columbus, Ohio.

     Colo turned 60 on Dec. 22, but Trudy’s exact birth date isn’t known. She was

captured in the wild in Africa in 1957 and is believed to have been born in June

1956, meaning she was already the oldest, although it couldn’t be confirmed.

     Zoo officials told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Trudy’s age estimate

comes from the Zoological Information Management System.

     Zookeeper Ann Radamacher says Trudy has issues such as arthritis and poor

eyesight, but no major health problems.




   

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