Fritz

Fritz (1963 - 20th August 2018) was a western lowland gorilla who resided at the Nuremberg Zoo, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany from 1970 until his death on the 15th October 2018. At the time of his death, Fritz was the 5th oldest known living gorilla in the world after Fatou, Trudy, Ozoum and Old Bob. He was also the 3rd oldest gorilla in Europe, after Fatou and Old Bob. He was also the second oldest male gorilla in Europe after Old Bob, however he was the oldest male gorilla in Europe to be kept in a zoo, as Old Bob resides in a private collection. He is currently the 9th-11th oldest known gorilla ever.

Fritz was born in Cameroon in the wild in 1963 and was acquired by the Nuremberg Zoo in 1970. He was well-known for his individuality. He had seven children; four sons and two daughters, and his descendants include over fourteen great-great-grandchildren who reside in zoos across Europe. He was particularly fond of raspberry jam with quark. He was euthanised on the 20th August 2018 at the age of 54-55 after he almost stopped moving and it was decided that his condition would not improve.