Only orangutan at Dehiwala Zoo dies

By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama   

The only orangutan at the Dehiwala Zoo has died yesterday, the Department of National Zoological Gardens said.  

This 15-year-old orangutan was born in 2009 to a pair of orangutans donated to the Dehiwala Zoo by Indonesia. Reports suggest that the animal may have passed away a few days ago, possibly due to an illness.