Tonda (orangutan)

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Tonda with T.K.

Tonda, (1958 – 23 March 2009), was the oldest orangutan in the United States. Tonda died on March 23, 2009, at in Panama City Beach, Florida, aged 50.[1]

Biography[]

Tonda, short for Tondaleyo, died in her sleep at the age of 50. Tonda had represented the oldest registered orangutan in captivity in the United States.

Cultural references[]

Tonda, along with a male kitten named T.K., had earned a modicum of fame after being named the second-best animal odd couple by Animal Planet. The pair were also the subject of a book, Tonda and TK: Friends.[2]

See also[]

  • Ah Meng (c. 18 June 1960 — 8 February 2008) — female Sumatran orangutan and a tourism icon of Singapore
  • Bonnie — orangutan; began whistling (mimicking an animal caretaker), which is changing ideas about primate sound repertoires.
  • Chantek (born 1977) — orangutan; involved with language research and language-using great ape ambassador
  • List of apes
  • Orangutans in popular culture
  • Oldest apes

References[]

  1. ^ "Tonda the orangutan dies at Florida Panhandle zoo". Orlando Sentinel. March 22, 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Book tells story of TK the Cat and friend, Tonda the Orangutan". Arkansas Online. April 12, 2010.
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