Our Baby Orangutan Has A Name!
Sat, Aug 20
|Toronto
Toronto Zoo Names Baby Orangutan: Wali
Time & Location
Aug 20, 2022, 7:00 p.m. – Aug 21, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Toronto, Toronto, ON M1B 5S4, Canada
About the Event
Our Baby Orangutan Has A Name!
TORONTO, ON, Friday, August 19, 2022: Your Toronto Zoo is excited to reveal the name of the baby Sumatran orangutan, born April 8, 2022. The Wildlife Care keepers put forth some wonderful names, but one of these suggestions stood out as the clear winner, and we are thrilled to introduce you to Wali! Dolf DeJong, CEO, Toronto Zoo was joined by Consul General, Ms. Dyah Lestari, Indonesian Consulate to unveil the name this morning.
“We had thousands of people participate in our name guessing campaign, and it’s wonderful to include our community in these important milestones” said Dolf DeJong. “The birth of a critically endangered orangutan is an important contribution to a genetically healthy Sumatran orangutan population in human care, and his name represents the crucial fight orangutans in the wild are currently facing. Your Toronto Zoo is proud to be contributing to this fight…