But later that day, the zoo clarified on Twitter that contest wasn’t a total free-for-all. Instead, it will choose from a selection of names for the young gorilla and then allow the public to vote between the preselected options.
Thank you for your support. Once we have chosen names for the baby gorilla, we will let you know so you can cast your vote!
— Philadelphia Zoo (@phillyzoo) September 1, 2016
For now, zoo representatives can’t say one way or the other whether they’re considering putting “Harambe” in the running.
“I know everyone wants some kind of answers right now, but we’re not there,” Amy Shearer, the zoo’s chief marketing officer, told The Huffington Post. “Right now we need to be focusing on this beautiful baby and this beautiful birth.”
She added that the zoo doesn’t even know whether the little gorilla is a male or a female, since the mother has been keeping close guard of her offspring ― which Shearer says is a good thing.
“She is being a tremendous mom and she’s keeping that baby close,” she said.
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