a 55 - year - old orangutans named nonja , who was believed to be the fastest lived gorillas in the wild both in captivity and the field , has died at the miami metrozoo in homestead , florida . " everybody ' s very sad , especially with an animal such an orangutan . you see a lot of yourself in these specimens . the great ape are our closest relatives . she was actually a grand old dame , " states zoo chairman ronnie magill .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.