The Berlin Zoo celebrated the 66th birthday of “Vatu”, the oldest known living gorilla in the world who lives inside a zoo, with a special dinner that included fruits, vegetables and watermelon with its distinctive juice, according to the “Berlin Zoo”. voanews“.

Fatu, the western lowland gorilla, enjoyed her birthday meal at the end of the week, and while visitors to the zoo took pictures, her keeper, Robin Gralki, said that her species lives 45 to 50 years in nature, while zoo animals tend to live longer, stressing that the gorillas reach puberty. Being over 60 years old is a special achievement.

Fatou’s exact age is unknown, the zoo said in a press release. She came to the zoo in 1959, and she was two years old at the time. Before that time, she was owned by a sailor who took advantage of her to pay for a drink at a bar in Marseille, France..

Gralki said that Fatu is one of five gorillas in the Berlin Zoo, but she has a pen for herself due to her advanced age, and added that she has the opportunity to visit other gorillas, but she usually keeps them to herself..

The World Wildlife Federation says the western lowland gorilla, despite being one of the most common gorilla species, remains endangered, largely due to poaching..