a 55 - year - elderly borneo named nonja , whom was believed to be the best living orangutan in the nation both in captivity and the wild , has died at the austin metrozoo in miami , florida . " everybody ' s very sad , especially with an animal or an orangutan . you hear a lot of yourself in these animals . the great apes are our closest relatives . she was really a dear old man , " said zoo spokesman ron magill .
a 45 - season - old orangutan died in florida .