Chicago Zoological Society A 54-year-old Bornean orangutan named Maggie, pictured, was euthanized Friday at a Chicago zoo after declining health. The Bornean orangutan, named Maggie, was euthanized Friday after several weeks of declining health, Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo announced Saturday. According to the Sumatran Orangutan Society, orangutans, which are endangered, can live to age 45 or older in the wild. A Chicago zoo is in mourning after the death of a 54-year-old orangutan that was celebrated as the second oldest known female of her species. Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society Maggie is being remembered as “curious, intelligent, and playful,” by the Brookfield Zoo.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2016 13:48 UTC