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'Fortunata', Chapultepec's Longest-Lived Giraffe, Died

He died at 36 years and five months of age

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In Chapultepec Fortunata dies, the longest-lived giraffe of the CDMX; he was 36 years old.

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He died at 36 years and five months of age

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The emblematic giraffe of the Chapultepec Zoo was the mother of at least 10 offspring and grandmother of several generations.

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Her name was Fortuna, and she was the mother of 10 babies and the grandmother of many grandchildren.

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The Chapultepec Zoo is in mourning after the death of “Fortunata”, an emblematic giraffe that reached 36 years of age, becoming the specimen of its most long-lived species in the history of the enclosure and surpassing by a wide margin the average life expectancy of animals of its type under human care. During his decades of life in the conservation center located in Mexico City, Fortunata earned the affection of millions of visitors and of the …

According to information given by SEDEMA, Fortunata also became one of the longest-lived giraffe in the world at the age of 36. The post Muere Fortunata, the longest-lived giraffe of Chapultepec first appeared on Eleven News.

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Proceso broke the news in Mexico on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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