Help name the El Paso Zoo’s newest animal addition at Mother’s Day baby shower
Families and children are invited to celebrate the El Paso Zoo’s newest animal mommy with their mommies on Mother’s Day.
The El Paso Zoo will shower orangutan mom Ibu and dad Butch with love from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2015. The shower will include games, interactive booths, special animal enrichment, and more. Butch will be on exhibit during the shower. Ibu and their baby, born at the zoo on April 23, will not be on exhibit to allow mom and baby more time to bond. Visitors will get to see exclusive photos of the pair on Sunday.
Members of the community will also be able to vote for their favorite name for Ibu and Butch’s baby at Sunday’s shower. Ibu’s keepers have chosen four of their favorite names. They are asking for the community’s help to narrow it down to the top two names. The selected baby names are:
Pohon: Indonesian, meaning tree
Eko: Indonesian, meaning first born
Moki: Ancient Southwest Pueblo, meaning step (as in a positive step for orangutan conservation)
Khaleesi: Meaning queen (from the fictional Dorhraki language in the “Game of Thrones” series)
The lions, elephants, meerkats, sun bear and spider monkeys will also be voting on baby names during their enrichment activities at Sunday’s shower. Animal enrichment is provided to animals to provide mental and physical stimulation in their daily lives. Community members who can’t come to the Zoo on Mother’s Day will be able to vote at elpasozoo.org/babyshower starting on May 11. On Father’s Day, Butch will pick between the top two vote-getters.
