a 55 - year - haired orangutan named nonja , who was believed to be the largest residing orangutan in the world both in captivity and the wild , has died at the miami metrozoo in dolphins , dade . " something ' s very sad , particularly with an animal like an borneo . you sees a majority of yourself in these mammals . the great skins are our closest relatives . she was really a grand old dame , " explained zoo spokesman ron cruickshank .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.