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Ah Meng, 1960-2008 <div><strong><img align="left" alt=""
style="border: 12px solid white;" src="" />Ah Meng</strong> was
a female <strong>Sumatran Orangutan</strong> and a favorite at
the world famous <strong>Singapore Zoo</strong>. Ah Meng passed
away on February 8th due to old age. She was about 48 years old
and leaves behind two sons, Hsing Hsing and Satria, and two
daughters, Medan and Sayang, as well as six grandchildren. She
was known for her friendly nature, comfortability with humans
and her animated facial expressions. Ah Meng had been featured
in more than 30 travel films, and written about in some 300
articles, becoming the poster girl of the&nbsp; Singapore Zoo.
In 1992, the Singapore Tourism Board awarded Ah Meng a
&quot;Special Tourism Ambassador&quot; honor in recognition of
her contribution towards tourism in Singapore. Originally
recovered in 1971 by a veterinarian from a local family who kept
her as a pet, Ah Meng&rsquo;s first