World’s oldest gorilla celebrates her birthday with a lavish feast

NewsWorldEuropeWorld’s oldest gorilla celebrates her birthday with a lavish feastFatou became the zoo’s most senior resident in 2024Stefanie Dazio & Fanny BrodersenMonday 13 April 2026 14:36 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2956604To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/fatou-birthday-worlds-oldest-gorilla-berlin-zoo-b2956623.html","title":"World’s oldest gorilla celebrates her birthday with a lavish feast"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4829","index":0}A western lowland gorilla, Fatou arrived in what was then West Berlin in 1959 (AP)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity, has mark...