What is Colo (gorilla)?
[[File:ColoAtZoo.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Colo in March 2009]] '''Colo''' (December 22, 1956 &ndash; January 17, 2017) was an American [[Western gorilla]]. She was known as the first [[gorilla]] to be born in captivity anywhere in the world and as the oldest known gorilla in the world. Colo was born at the [[Columbus Zoo and Aquarium]] near [[Powell, Ohio|Powell]], [[Ohio]].<ref>''Colo’s Story: The Life of One Grand Gorilla'' by Nancy Roe Pimm {{ISBN|978-0-9841554-4-6}}</ref> Colo's name came from the place of her birth, [[Columbus, Ohio|'''Col'''umbus, '''O'''hio]]. Tomatoes were her favorite food.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://columbuszoo.org/home/animals/meet-our-animals/colomemorial|title=Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Colo Memorial|website=columbuszoo.org|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2019-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213170807/https://www.columbuszoo.org/home/animals/meet-our-animals/colomemorial|url-status=dead}}</ref> Colo died in her sleep on January 17, 2017 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, aged 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://columbuszoo.org/home/about/press-releases/press-release-articles/2017/01/17/columbus-zoo-announces-the-death-of-colo|title=Columbus Zoo Announces the Death of Colo, World's Oldest Zoo Gorilla|website=columbuszoo.org|access-date=2017-01-17|archive-date=2017-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122062105/https://columbuszoo.org/home/about/press-releases/press-release-articles/2017/01/17/columbus-zoo-announces-the-death-of-colo|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/slightlyblurred/6232845694 Colo's family tree on Flickr] {{US-bio-stub}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Individual animals]] [[Category:Ohio]] [[Category:Gorillas]]