Koko manages to outlive her species' average life expectancy by more than a decade.
By Danny Fullbrook & Sam Matthews BoehmerKoko was born at Dudley Zoo in the West Midlands in 1973 and has lived at Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, since 2006.in April at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire.
Chimpanzees in captivity generally live to about 33 years of age, according to the Press Association. The oldest chimpanzee on record is Little Mama, who was thought to be in her late 70s when she died in a Florida safari park in 2017.Grant Timberlake, primate keeper at Whipsnade Zoo, said Koko was in "brilliant health", but had mild arthritis in her hands.Koko has contributed to several important conservation projects for her species. Ultrasound examinations on her heart helped experts understand cardiovascular disease in great apes.
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