Gorilla Sent by Schweitzer Dies at Cincinnati Zoo
From Associated Press
CINCINNATI —
Penelope, an African-born lowland gorilla that produced four offspring in the Cincinnati Zoo’s mating program, has died at age 35.
A gift from Nobel Prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Penelope had lived at the zoo since 1957 and was its oldest lowland gorilla until dying Wednesday.
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