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On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Disney World announced the death of the Animal Kingdom's oldest gorilla

Gino was 44, and had lived in the Animal Kingdom since it opened in 1998

"We are heartbroken," a post on Disney's Animals, Science and Environment Facebook page read

Disney World is mourning the loss of a beloved member of its Animal Kingdom family.

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the park said it was "heartbroken" to share the news that 44-year-old lowland gorilla Gino, the oldest gorilla in Animal Kingdom, had sadly died, per a post on Disney's Animals, Science and Environment Facebook page.

"We are heartbroken ... For nearly 30 years, Gino touched countless lives at Disney’s Animal Kingdom with his playful spirit, gentle humor and steady presence as a devoted father and troop le

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