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A baby chimp meets his public at the Dallas Zoo

By JOE SIMNACHER / The Dallas Morning News

jsimnacher AT dallasnews.com

The fruits of cooperation between Dallas and Fort Worth were on
display today, in the form of a bouncing baby chimpanzee.

The 25-day-old chimp is the son of K.C., the last chimpanzee born at
the Dallas Zoo, and Ramona, a female brought to the Dallas Zoo from
Fort Worth more than a year ago.

Zookeepers have been keeping the baby boy in seclusion with his
parents and the zoo’s five other chimps so the troop could bond, said
zoo spokeswoman Susan Eckert.

Today was the baby's official coming-out.

Actually, it was his second venture into the zoo’s Kimberly-Clark
Chimpanzee Forest. Not wanting any public monkey business, zoo
officials had the troop test the habitat in a dry run Tuesday, Eckert
said.

K.C., named for his habitat’s sponsor, has established himself as the
troop’s alpha male in the 12 years since his birth. (The previous
alpha male died several years ago of a stroke. He was 49.)

Since K.C. was not attracted to the older females in Dallas, Ramona
was brought in from the Fort Worth Zoo.

The new arrival has not yet been named. The zoo wants to leave that
task to the public, in a contest that runs through May 31. A one-year
family membership to the Dallas Zoo will be awarded to the winner.

People can enter the naming contest online at www.dallaszoo.com, or by
picking up a form at the zoo.