Syd Tanner, one of her former keepers, called her the “boss lady” of her all-male group. Colo is a mother of three. One of the world’s oldest gorillas has died at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Oldest gorilla in the world has died aged 63. Are you Officially Amazing? The world's oldest known gorilla has died peacefully in her sleep, just a month after celebrating her 60th birthday. Vila, who died three months after turning 60, was the matriarch of five generations of gorillas. Trudy was also one of the last gorillas captured in the wild. The Guinness World Records Official site with ultimate record-breaking facts & achievements. It would be five more years before the next gorilla would be born in a zoo, and another five years before a third gorilla was born in a zoo. Born in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Colo, the oldest gorilla in the world, celebrates her 60th birthday on December 22, 2016. At the age of 63, she has died in Arkansas. Trudy came to the Little Rock Zoo from Buffalo in 1988 with a male gorilla, Ollie, on a breeding loan. A GORILLA named Trudy, believed to be the oldest Western Lowland gorilla in captivity, has died at the age of 63. Do you want to set a world record? Colo is the first and all-time greatest gorilla. Trudy was the oldest living western lowland gorilla in a zoo, and she was one of the last "wild caught" gorillas. Officials there say she is the oldest gorilla in any zoo. Colo was born at the zoo in 1956. Like Vila, she was captured from the wild. Born in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Colo, the oldest gorilla in the world, celebrates her 60th birthday on December 22, 2016. She may not know sign language or hang out with Celebrities but she isn’t pretending to be anything but a gorilla… Today, North American gorillas are born in zoos. News World's oldest gorilla celebrates 60th birthday in Berlin. Oldest gorilla in the world has died aged 63 A spokeswoman for The Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas, US, said zookeepers found Trudy dead when they checked on her on Wednesday morning. A Western Lowland gorilla believed to be the oldest living in captivity, has died aged 63 at the Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas. The oldest gorilla living in the care of humans is thought to be 61-year-old Trudy at Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas.