Deseret News | Hogle Zoo's capuchin monkey Jocco dies

Hogle Zoo's capuchin monkey Jocco dies

By Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 11:00 a.m. MDT

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A capuchin monkey that some say may have been one of the world's oldest has died at Utah's Hogle Zoo.

Zoo spokeswoman Holly Braithwaite says Jocco died in his sleep on June 13. It's possible that Jocco, known for his cloudy eyes, mangy fur and largely hairless body, was 45 years old when he died.

However, Braithwaite says there is some dispute over his age because in the 1960s zoo keepers always called the dominant male of the troop by the same name, Jocco. That means there could have been more than one Jocco.

Braithwaite says Jocco was suffering from jaw cancer.

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First Jacko, now Jocco! How will the world go on?

Anonymous | July 3, 2009 at 3:17 p.m.

I loved going to the zoo and seeing just how old that monkey could...

Sonia | July 3, 2009 at 2:33 p.m.

OOps We are sad to hear of his death

RobinL Davies | July 3, 2009 at 12:43 p.m.

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Jocco, a 45-year-old capuchin monkey that some say may have been one of the world's oldest, has died at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Zoo spokeswoman Holly Braithwaite says Jocco died in his sleep on June 13. It's possible that Jocco, known for his cloudy eyes, mangy fur and largely hairless body, was 45 years old when he died. Braithwaite says Jocco was suffering from jaw cancer.