a 55 - year - old orangutan naming nonja , who was known to be the earliest alive ape in the park both in isolation and the feral , has died at the miami metrozoo in miami , florida . " anybody ' s very sad , always with an animal like an chimpanzee . you perceive a lot of yourself in these mammals . the little cats are our closest relatives . she was really a grand old dame , " states house chairman ron magill .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.