Hundreds Attending Funeral for Orangutan
From Times Wire Reports
Fans by the hundreds arrived in Lop Buri, Thailand, to take part in Buddhist funeral rites for Mike, a gentle orangutan who died Thursday at age 17 of complications from fluid in the lungs.
He is to be buried today beneath his own statue in the city zoo.
Mike’s wife, Susu, and offspring Lamyai will attend, wearing black outfits provided by the zoo.
Mike’s lavish 1996 wedding with Susu drew hundreds of guests, and four human couples were married alongside them.
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