Oldest Resident of Apenheul Dead, Spider Monkey Pepi (57)

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The oldest resident of the Apenheul Primate Park in Apeldoorn has died. On New Year's Eve, the 57-year-old spider monkey Pepi died. The zoo says the spider monkey left an "indelible impression" on "many zookeepers, guides, and visitors." According to the zoo, Colombian spider monkeys like Pepi live to be around 25 years old in the wild. At 57, Pepi reached an "extremely old age." The spider monkey came to live in Apeldoorn in 1972, a year after …