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Massa (1930 – 30 December 1984) was a male gorilla who reached the age of 54 years. At the time, this was the oldest gorilla ever recorded, though later individuals would eventually surpass that record.[1]
Massa was born in the wild in Ghana . He was shipped to the United States at an early age and his first owner was Brooklyn eccentric Gertrude Lintz . In 1935, after accidentally spilling water on Massa, which startled him severely, Lintz decided to sell him to the Philadelphia Zoo .[2] [3] [4]
In his prime, Massa weighed 400 pounds (180 kg ).
Massa lived at the zoo until his death from a stroke on 30 December 1984, following a special birthday party held by the zoo, complete with a special cake and a live dixieland band. He was buried within the grounds of the zoo.
In popular culture [ edit ]
The 1997 film Buddy Gargantua , who was known at the time as Buddy).
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References [ edit ]
^ NY Times, 54-YEAR-OLD GORILLA, OLDEST IN CAPTIVITY, DIES IN PHILADELPHIA, UPI, January 1, 1985 [dead link
^ Conant, Roger (1943). "Gorilla Round-Up" . Scientific American . 168 (6 ): 246–248. Bibcode :1943SciAm.168..246C . doi :10.1038/scientificamerican0643-246 . ISSN 0036-8733 . JSTOR 24968060 .
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