Trudy (gorilla) explained
Trudy was a western lowland gorilla residing in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the United States. She was estimated to have been born in 1956 or 1957 in the wild. Following the death of Colo in January 2017, she was the oldest known living gorilla in the world (together with German gorilla Fatou),[1] [2] [3] [4] reaching 63 years of age. She died the night of July 24, 2019.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Berliner Zoo: Fatou könnte nun ältester Gorilla der Welt sein | Nordkurier.de. 20 January 2017.
- News: Little Rock Zoo to mark birthday of Trudy, oldest known gorilla in world. 2017-02-12. Arkansas Online. 2018-02-24. en.
- News: Little Rock Zoo's Trudy now world's oldest gorilla. TEGNA. KTHV. 2018-02-24. en-US.
- Web site: World's oldest gorilla celebrates 60th birthday in Berlin News DW 13.04.2017. (www.dw.com). Deutsche Welle. DW.COM. en. 2018-02-24.
- News: Trudy: World's oldest known gorilla dies at 63. Sky News. 26 July 2019.
