A gorilla who is believed to be the oldest in the world has begun celebrating its 67th birthday at Berlin zoo. Fatou was born in 1957 and arrived at the zoo - in what was then West Berlin - in 1959.

Zoo officials said that they killed the gorilla shortly after the boy fell because they felt that his life was in danger (AP). Adults know better than to walk into a gorilla cage — children ...

When it fell in 1989, she was still there. And on Saturday, the gorilla will celebrate her 67th birthday. According to the Berlin Zoo, where she lives, Fatou is the oldest gorilla in the world ...