Baby Orangutan needs a name
On Dec. 13 an orangutan named Markisa gave birth to a baby orangutan born from a Caesarean section at the University Veterinary Medical Center reports The Minnesota Daily.
This is considered a rare procedure and only nine orangutan have been ever born from a Caesarean from 1,658 born in captivity said Megan Elder, primate zookeeper and lead orangutan trainer at Como Zoo.
This is the first orangutan born at the Como Zoo since 1999. Markisa was pregnant but gave birth to a stillborn in 2005.
It was a complicated procedure and at a certain point the baby orangutan stopped breathing but was revived. It was placed in the medical center intensive care where staff wore orangutan suits and held the baby for 24 hours a day.
On Christmas day it was finally reunited with its mother.
Now Como Zoo wants the public to help vote for a name for the baby orangutan.
The votes take part in money donations and there are three Indonesian names to choose from.
Jaya, which means celebration or victorious
Pandu, which means leader or scout
Bejo, which means luck
The voting is open until Feb. 13.
Click here to vote on the baby orangutan's name.