Ramses I

Ramses I (born 12th April 1971) is a western lowland gorilla who currently resides at Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. He was born at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A on the 12th April 1971 and is currently believed to be the 2nd oldest living male gorilla in the U.S, after Ozoum and one of the oldest living male gorillas in the world, after Ozoum, Old Bob and potentially Guhonda. He resided at Cincinnati Zoo from his birth in 1971 to his transfer at the age of 21 to Fort Worth Zoo on the 5th November 1992. He is the son of well-known gorillas, King Tut & Penelope (both 1949-1987) and has several siblings. Ramses I has has eleven offspring, they are: Bawang (born 1980), Muke (born 1981), Ndume (born 1981), Mlinzi (born 1981), Rapunzel (born 1984), Rumpelstills (born 1984), Rwanda (born 1986), Penny II (born 1989), Kubatiza*, Winifred (born 1990), Ibo (born 1991) & Babuka (born 1992). He also has several grandchildren. Ramses I is related to several other geriatric gorillas, those being Rosie (1974-2018), the mother of several of his children, Amani (1973-), the mother of his other children, Samantha (1970-2020), the aunt of Ndume and Gigi (1972-2019), another aunt of Ndume.