Farewell to the 'oldest' chimpanzee in the world

Fifi, one of the oldest chimpanzees in the world, one of the 'symbolic' animals, has gone to sleep peacefully at the zoo in Sydney, Australia on July 19, the 60-year-old ' life '. ( Watch video )

Fifi is the queen of 18 chimpanzees living in Taronga Zoo. It just celebrated its 60th birthday along with four generations of families in May. Fifi is considered one of the ' symbols ' of animals worldwide.

In the last few years Fifi has arthritis. And on the morning of July 19, Fifi couldn't wake up. The zookeepers hastily changed into new beds, bringing their favorite food to Fifi. Other chimpanzees in the herd visited Fifi all day, but in the afternoon it did not survive.

'The zookeepers mourned Fifi's departure, their oldest, beloved chimpanzee,' Taronga zoo announced. Chimpanzees have an average lifespan of about 45 years, but can live longer when cared for and well fed.

Cheeta, the star of the 1930s and 1940 ' Tarzan ' series, is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest chimp in the world today. ' Mr. ' Cheeta turned 75 in April last year.

Animal " symbols " of the world:

Fifi enjoyed carrots in their 60-year-old birthday.

The white bear Knut took the first steps in the encouragement of viewers at Berlin Zoo.Knut is famous all over the world after being abandoned by his mother and activists for animals have opened a campaign to care for him.Berlin Zoo promises to nurture Knut until adulthood.

Francine " Penny " Patterson and Koko, the 33-year-old gorilla speaks more than 1,000 words in American gesture language. Patterson was a psychologist and had 'worked' with Koko since 1972 in the Language Project for Gorillas.

Shamu dolphins and offspring Shaum (left) perform at Sea World, USA.Both mother and daughter are considered to be 'animal' symbols of the world.

6 male penguins at a German zoo were turned into ' gay ' and refused to participate in a zoo breeding program. Zoo managers then had to bring four female penguins from Sweden to change their ' deviant thinking '.

Copo de Nieve, the world's only albino gorilla, nicknamed Snowflacke (Snowflake).It passed away in November 2003 at the Brrcelona Zoo, 40 years old.

The famous Dolly sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, at Roslin Institute in Edinburgh in 2002.

This is the panda Ling Ling, also considered an 'animal symbol ', at Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico.