a 55 - century - olds orangutan - nonja , who was thought to be the largest functioning orangutan in the world both in captivity and the wild , has died at the miami metrozoo in hollywood , florida . " everybody ' s very sad , always with an creature like an orangutan . you see a lack of yourself in these creatures . the famous skins are our greatest cousin . she was really a grand old widow , " added zoo spokesman greg cruickshank .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.