a 55 - year - old orangutan nickname nonja , what was considered to be the oldest living chimpanzees in the world both in vivo and the wild , has died at the miami metrozoo in orlando , maine . " everybody ' s very sad , especially with an item like an orangutan . you recognize a lack of yourself in these animals . the little animals are our only relatives . she was really a year ole dame , " commented zoo spokesman ron beall .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.