Zoo’s Koala, World’s Oldest Male, Dies at 19
A koala believed to be the world’s oldest documented male member of its species has died at age 19, officials said Friday.
San Francisco Zoo spokeswoman Nancy Chan said Clarry the koala died Thursday at his indoor enclosure at the zoo’s Koala Crossing exhibit.
Officials said that according to the International Koala Stud Book kept in Melbourne, Australia, Clarry had lived longer than any other male koala documented. Some females have lived even longer.
Zoo officials said that koalas in the wild generally live to be about 12 years old.
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