Lulu

Lulu (1964 - 24th January 2011) was a western lowland gorilla who resided at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium at the time of death in 2011, aged 46. She was born in the wild during 1964 and was captured and taken to Central Park Zoo, New York, U.S and then transferred to Bronx Zoo, The Bronx, New York before being transferred to Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 1984. She resided at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for 26 years and one of most popular animals in their collection, according to Zoo President Dale Schmidt. She was particularly known for the unusual quality of her tongue perpetually protruding from her mouth. Before her death, she had shown no signs of ill-health except arthritis. Following her death, an autopsy was performed. Her five children were Pattycake, Kidugu, Lusi, Binti Jua and Kebi Moyo, three of whom are now deceased. Pattycake was well known as the first gorilla to be born in New York, she was also notable as she had offspring with Timmy, who became the oldest male gorilla in North America. Lulu died on the 24th January 2011, at the age of 46.