"Femelle will be missed:" Western lowland gorilla dies at Milwaukee County Zoo

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee County Zoo has announced the death of its western lowland gorilla, Femelle. She passed away on December 12th at an estimated age of 54.

Femelle arrived at the Milwaukee County Zoo in 1985 from the National Zoo -- and gave birth to four offspring.

In the Facebook post below, Femelle is pictured with 2-year-old Sulaiman, who even though was not one of her own, she still demonstrated great maternal care and patience with him.