Nico

Nico was born in Switzerland around 1962 and came to the Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, United Kingdom in the 1980s which is partner, Samba. During the 6-month quarantine period, he and Samba were given a television to entertain them. He lived on a half - acre island in the middle of a lake at Longleat, has a purpose built, centrally-heated house, complete with classical pillars and satellite television. At the time of his death, he was the oldest 7th oldest known gorilla, the 6th oldest known living gorilla as well as the third oldest living gorilla in Europe, after Fatou and Old Bob. He was also the second oldest gorilla in the United Kingdom, after Old Bob. However as Old Bob belongs to a private collector, Nico was the oldest British gorilla in a zoo.