The Kansas City Zoo is mourning the loss of 36-year-old orangutan Rufus. He had lived at the Zoo for over two decades and peacefully passed on Saturday due to a chronic heart condition.

Here's the note from the Zoo for those who haven't seen it already and a nice sentimental finish to Sunday given that metro ...

KANSAS CITY— The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the loss of a popular orangutan. Rufus, a 36-year-old male Bornean ...

Rufus, a 36-year-old male Bornean orangutan who lived at the Kansas City Zoo for more than two decades, died Saturday due to a chronic heart condition.Rufus was born in 1988 at Utah's Hogle Zoo and ...

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