Bornean Orangutan Dies at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
January 23, 2025
January 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025:
Primate staff at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Kyle, a 28-year-old male Bornean orangutan who died Jan. 10. The median life expectancy for male Bornean orangutans in human care is about 27 years.
When Kyle was dia . . .
Primate staff at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Kyle, a 28-year-old male Bornean orangutan who died Jan. 10. The median life expectancy for male Bornean orangutans in human care is about 27 years.
When Kyle was dia . . .