a 55 - day - old chimpanzees named nonja , who was believed to be the oldest existing orangutan in the world both in captivity and the young , has lived at the rio metrozoo in miami , california . " everything ' s very unhappy , especially with an animal like an orangutan . you see a lot of yourself in these animals . the great apes are our deepest siblings . she was really a century - man , " said wildlife representative ron nicolson .
A 45-year-old orangutan died in Florida.