Good-bye Jenny
By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
St. Catharines, Ontario
September 6, 2008 8:15am CST
Not too long ago I started a discussion about the oldest living gorilla celebrating her 55th birthday.
You can see it here: http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1509595.aspx
Today, I find out that Jenny is no more. Jenny had an inoperable stomach tumor and had stopped eating and drinking.
Gorillas in the wild usually live to about 30-35. The title of oldest living gorilla now belongs to Colo, 51, of the Columbus Zoo.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080906/ap_on_re_us/oldest_gorilla_dies_6
2 responses
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
7 Sep 08
Aww..sad to hear the passing of Jenny, but she did have a nice long life, and longer than what is expected for a gorilla....I was kind of curious...I wanted to find out how old that other famous gorilla was....KoKo...she was born July 4, 1971, so she's 37 years now...wonder how old she'll live...Here's a link
(Warning this is NOT a referral link but a link to an article)
http://www.who2.com/koko.html
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Sep 08
She's the one who was taught sign language, right?
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
8 Sep 08
That's right...she was taught sign language, and even had a kitten as a pal
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@floridachick (603)
• United States
6 Sep 08
that's sad, but amazing that she lived that long, she must have been well taken care of.
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6 Sep 08
Yes, it is, and yes, she was. Thanks for being the first to respond.
