This little baby gorilla needs a name! A cute little dude like this can’t go through life without a name! That would be preposterous, I tell you, simply preposterous! [Ed. note: I've been dying to use the word 'preposterous' all day today. Check that off the list.]
From Zooborns:
Born on December 8th of last year, the baby gorilla boy abandoned by his mother is doing fine and now he needs a name. San Francisco Zoo is hosting a contest to give him one.
Prizes for the winning name include:
* Zoo Family Membership for the zoo closest to the winner’s place of residency
* Large Gorilla Plush
* Framed photo of the infant gorilla with a footprint
* Thirty minute Live Q&A with a gorilla keeper (either in person, via phone or internet depending on location of winner)Oscar Jonesy, our dominant silverback gorilla and father of the infant will choose the winner on March 11, 2009. A panel of judges appointed by the Zoo will choose five finalist names. Each name will be connected individually to five colored bamboo sticks and placed out in the Jones Family Gorilla Preserve exhibit for Oscar Jonesy. The first colored bamboo stick he chooses will be the winning name.
What are you waiting for? Get on over to the SF Zoo’s website and enter your name now!
Anders, I think a field trip to the zoo is in order….
He looks much like my first born did… and I found him absolutely adorable.