DALLAS(AP)
An animal considered to be the world's oldest living gorilla
in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday today at the Dallas Zoo,
with a frozen fruit cake.
Jenny also enjoyed banana leaf-wrapped treats at her wooded home
in the complex.
Her caretakers say that Jenny, about 210 pounds, has a few joint
issues and her eyesight isn't what it used to be. But Jenny
still looks good for an old ape.
Curator Todd Bowsher says 55 is a good long old age for a
gorilla.
In the wild, gorillas normally would live to about 35.
Her handlers at the Dallas Zoo describe Jenny as very sweet,
though a little bossy, especially when she doesn't want to go
out into a more open area of her pen.
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