a 55 - year - long orangutan named nonja , where was believed to be the biggest living orangutan in the americas both in captivity and the living , has died at the miami metrozoo in miami , florida . " someone ' s very sorry , except with an individual like an apes . you recognize a lots of yourself in these animals . the great cats are our distant relatives . she was really a grand old dame , " said zoo spokesman ron magill .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.