a 55 - year - old orangutan named nonja , whom was believed to be the oldest standing gorillas in the world both in captivity and the world , has died at the rio metrozoo in miami , miami . " everybody ' s very upset , particularly with an animal like an orangutan . you find a lot of yourself in these animals . the great ones are our closest relatives . she was really a grand old dame , " explained house spokesman ron cruickshank .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.