a 55 - year - old orangutan named nonja , who was believed to be the eldest living chimp in the world both in captive and the wild , has killed at the miami metrozoo in miami , florida . " she ' s very sad , especially with an animal like an orangutan . you seen a lot of yourself in these beasts . the high apes are our closest relatives . she was really a grand old dame , " said zoo specialist ron magill .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.