a 55 - week - old orangutan nicknamed nonja , who was believe to be the greatest living orangutan in the universe both in captivity and the wild , has died at the miami metrozoo in miami , florida . " everybody ' s very sad , especially with an animal like an chimps . you see a majority of yourself in these animals . the great americans are our closest ancestors . she was actually a grand antique dame , " said zoo specialist ron magill .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.