Colo 12.22.1956 – 01.17.2017
A Western Lowland Gorilla
Colo was born in captivity at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and lived at the Zoo for her entire life. At the time of her death in 2017, she was the oldest known gorilla in the world living in captivity. She lived to the age of 60 years and 26 days.
She was named Colo after the Columbus Zoo. She was rejected at birth by her mother and was hand-raised by Zookeepers.
Interesting Fact:
Colo was a mother to three, a grandmother to 16, a great-grandmother to 12, and a great-great-grandmother to three.
My daughter and I visited Colo in April of 2012 when we visited cousins and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio during Easter vacation.
Leannes Monochrome Madness
Photo Credit:©️2012 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Thank you for visiting Colo with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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