Chinese zoo opens poll to name ‘adopted’ baby chimpanzee abandoned by its mother

A zoo in northern China is polling the public on what to name its baby chimpanzee, which has been “adopted” by four zookeepers after it was rejected and abandoned by its mother.

The six-month-old chimpanzee was born in Taiyuan City Zoo in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China News Service reported.

After the baby chimp was born, its mother refused to feed it, treated it like a stranger and even appeared terrified of it at times, according to the report.

Its mother is among a group of chimpanzees from Guinea who were raised in captivity.