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She was the oldest inhabitant of Apenheul: orangutan Silvia. On Monday, she passed away at the age of 52.
The zoo announced the same day. Silvia's health would not have worked well for a while. "To avoid further suffering, we finally decided to let her sleep."
A dear aunt
Silvia has been living in Apenheul since 1999. She was one of the seven orangutans who had her zen When the zoo first arrived in Apenheul, the zoo has since become a part of European Orangutan Selection Program in Borneo, which maintains the reserve population of this endangered species. Silvia did not have any children in Apenheul, but she was taking good care of the children of other orangutans, she was a "very kind aunt". With the mothers of the children, she was not always happy. "Silvia had a strong self-will." She could sometimes be grumpy to the other women in the Orangutan residence.
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