I am afraid that is true. Before long the program needs another holder for a family group.
I recently found a 9 min YouTube clip from Sept 2019 of the Bonobos in Frankfurt and Margrit features in that.
I’m impressed. Is she the oldest to ever be in captivity?
Yes, she's the oldest to ever be in captivity, and likely the world.
Seems to be a family thing - her daughter Daniela is one of the oldest females in captivity at present, and her son Mato is the oldest male ever in captivity (he's still alive today at the ripe old age of 57!)
They’re a superior family, I guess!
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That is an incredible lifespan that she has had, what a character!
Birogu at Wuppertal euthanised on 15 December 2020 (translation suggests he was found to have serious internal injuries and the decision was taken not to revive him from anaesthetic).
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Wuppertal planning to move Eja and her sons twins Ayubu & Azibo and Bakari to Rhenen during 2021
Interesting...where did you hear this?
Interesting!
Do you happen to have a copy of this masterplan at all?
Saddly not, I heard it from someone else. Maybe Kifaru has one.
I have found a link below. Sadly, my German is bad so I was unable to find the information I was looking for but still interesting none the less.
https://www.koelnerzoo.de/images/pdf/Zeitschriften/Zoo_Masterplan_2030_Web.pdf