orangutan which is thought to have been the oldest anywhere in the world has tragically died. Inji, who lived at Oregon Zoo in the US, was euthanized on Saturday following a battle against ill health.In the wild, orangutans seldom live past the age of 40 but Inji managed to make it to the ripe old age of 61.Zookeepers say Inji had been noticeably slowing down over recent years.Zookeepers say she had rarely left her nest box in recent weeks and was no longer interested in food.They made the difficult decision to euthanize her on Saturday when it was apparent that pain medication was no longer helping her.Inji's actual date of birth is unknown.
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