Sumatran orangutan Bella, who lives in Hagenbeck Zoo, is 61 years old and, therefore, the oldest female orangutan in the world – in the wild, she would most likely have died long ago.
In nature, the gorilla Schorsch would have died a long time ago. However, thanks to the good care at Loro Parque, he can enjoy his age and continue to lead a life that satisfies his needs.
The article celebrates the great success of the ZOOM Adventure World in Gelsenkirchen, which has managed to ensure Kasih’s well-being for a very long time now.
Written exclusively for zoos.media – 25th of February 2020. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß
Animal rights activists like to claim, that there are many very old orcas in the wild. When you study the demography of actual killer whale communities, you quickly wonder: “Where have all the old orcas gone?”
