ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta got the chance to surprise one of its most popular residents on Sunday with a full-on birthday party.
Biji, Zoo Atlanta's oldest orangutan, turned 50 and celebrated with several festivities. The vent was complete with paper mache disco balls filled with hay and produce, wrapped birthday boxes filled with hay and popcorn, and an "ice cake" made with frozen fruit and diluted juice.
Biji also got a burlap bag to use as a seat and cover and other treats when the public party was over.
Born in 1970, Biji is a Sumatran orangutan who the zoo describes as fairly independent - not an uncommon trait even among orangutans in a zoo.
Despite her age, Biji was described in a 2018 article as one of the more playful orangutans at the zoo who loves to interact with various items there including picture books, weaving toys, puzzles, water misters, and bubbles.
