Chinta, female orangutan and oldest animal at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, died Tuesday at 51

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The oldest animal at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo died Tuesday morning -- the day before its 52nd birthday.

In addition to being the oldest animal at the zoo, Chinta, a female orangutan, was one of the oldest orangutans in North America.

Chinta was born at Woodland Park Zoo in February 1968 and lived there her whole life. She was one of a set of twins -- the first-known pair of twin orangutans born in a zoo, giving them almost immediate celebrity status, according to a news release from Woodland Park Zoo. She and her brother were featured in Life magazine and elsewhere. Her brother Towan died in 2016.

"For five decades, people loved Chinta. She was an extraordinary individual. Orangutans are struggling in the wild and Chinta became a true ambassador for her species," Martin Ramirez, mammal curator at the zoo, said in an emailed news release.

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[hlthe2b]

1. May her passing motivate many to aid in efforts to protect orangutans in the wild...

[abqtommy]

2. Rest In Peace that you never knew since you died in a prison known as a zoo.