How long do gorillas live in captivity?

According to Wikipedia: > A gorilla's lifespan is normally between 35 and 40 years, although zoo gorillas may live for 50 years or more. read more

However there are many reasons to keep gorillas in captivity: to be the subject of scientific research, to entertain people, to safeguard their lives, among others. Fortunately the history of gorillas in captivity is not so long, since these primates were barely known before the eighteenth century. read more

A gorilla's lifespan is normally between 35 and 40 years, although zoo gorillas may live for 50 years or more. Colo, a female western gorilla at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is the oldest known gorilla, at 59 years of age (as of her birthday on 22 December 2015). read more

The second group is Gorilla beringei, which is made up of mountain gorillas (G. b. beringei) and the eastern lowland gorillas (G. b. graueri). The main differences between the groups are where they live, their color and how long their hair is, but all of the different species tend to have similar life spans. read more

Female western lowland gorillas do not produce many offspring due to the fact that they do not reach sexual maturity until the age of 8 or 9. Female gorillas give birth to one infant after a gestation period of nearly nine months. read more