AP NEWS
Listen
Related topics

Evelyn, the Los Angeles Zoo’s oldest gorilla, dies at 46

December 8, 2022 GMT
FILE - A female western lowland gorilla named Evelyn takes a morning ice treat at the Los Angeles Zoo on July 12, 2018. Evelyn, the oldest gorilla in the history of the Los Angeles Zoo, has died at the age of 46. The zoo announced Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, that the western lowland gorilla was euthanized after experiencing health issues that led to a decline in her quality of life over the last two weeks. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
FILE - A female western lowland gorilla named Evelyn takes a morning ice treat at the Los Angeles Zoo on July 12, 2018. Evelyn, the oldest gorilla in the history of the Los Angeles Zoo, has died at the age of 46. The zoo announced Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, that the western lowland gorilla was euthanized after experiencing health issues that led to a decline in her quality of life over the last two weeks. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evelyn, the oldest gorilla in the history of the Los Angeles Zoo, has died at the age of 46, the zoo announced Wednesday.

The western lowland gorilla was euthanized “as she had been experiencing health issues leading to a decline in her quality of life over the last couple of weeks,” the zoo tweeted.

“We are all so deeply saddened over the loss of Evelyn,” animal keeper Tania Prebble said in a zoo tweet. “Words cannot describe how much love and joy she gave everyone.”

The zoo said western lowland gorillas can live 30 to 40 years in the wild.

Evelyn was born at the zoo in 1976. She was known for her red hair and “independent and charismatic personality,” according to the zoo.

All contents © copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.