Berlin: The world's oldest gorilla turned 65 today, continuing to live beyond the life span determined by nature. In a video of her birthday celebrations, Fatou can be seen digging into her festive cake and smacking her fingers.

Fatou the gorilla, who lives at Germany's Zoo Berlin, celebrated her birthday last week, making her the oldest gorilla in the world, according to an Instagram post by the zoo.

"Happy Birthday, dear Fatou!" the zoo wrote. "The traditional birthday cake could not be missing this year either. The birthday meal is always something very special for Fatou."

These gorillas are vegetarians and typically live up to 35 years in the wild or up to 50 years in human care. But Fatou has outlived them all. Visitors to the zoo can watch zookeepers feed several of the animals, including the gorillas. Visitors can also go on a tour to see some of the zoo's "celebrity" animals.

Zoo Berlin first opened its gates in 1844 as the first of its kind in Germany and was almost destroyed during World War II, according to the zoo. The zoo currently holds 1,200 different species, including critically endangered western lowland gorillas.