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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Vanessa Lopez

Brookfield Zoo mourns passing of Ben, a 44-year-old Bornean Orangutan

Ben was the second-oldset Bornean orangutan in the accredited North American zoo population. (Jim Schulz/CZS-Brookfield Zoo)

After years of battling multiple health issues, a 44-year-old orangutan at Brookfield Zoo was euthanized on Sunday.

Ben, a Bornean orangutan, was brought to the zoo in 1992 and was the second-oldest Bornean orangutan in the accredited North American zoo population.

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