Oldest Male Gorilla in N. America Turns 50

Timmy, the Louisville Zoo's western lowland gorilla, has led a pretty good life, considering. He's got a posse of females, a dependable food supply, adoring fans. And he doesn't have to worry about hunters, loggers, or the ebola virus, all of which are endangering his brethren in central Africa. A new outbreak of ebola, the horrifying hemorrhagic fever, has just been confirmed in Congo, part of the gorillas' range. It's not likely a gorilla could catch the disease from a human, but the disease has been found in the animals. Slaughtering them for bush meat could help spread the disease.You can learn more about Timmy this Sunday on Studio 619; that's when host Stephanie Sanders talks with Timmy's keeper.You can also efforts to protect gorillas at the World Wildlife Fund's web site, ; learn more about the ebola outbreak and how health workers are trying to contain it at Doctors without Borders' site.