a 55 - year - strong orangutan titled nonja , that was considered to be the oldest known chimp in the world both in captivity and the wild , has died at the miami metrozoo in orlando , oklahoma . " everyone ' s very sad , especially with an animals called an chimpanzees . you look a lot of yourself in these animals . the great animals are our closest relatives . she was really a century old girl , " said zoo spokesman ronnie magill .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.