NEW ORLEANS — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The zoo in New Orleans is asking fans of endangered orangutans to help name the baby Sumatran orangutan born on Christmas Eve 2021.
The Audubon Zoo says people can choose Rudy, Roux or Maymuun.
Rudy is both for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and underdog Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, whose dogged hard work got him into Notre Dame and onto its football field for one game in 1975.
Roux is French for reddish-brown like the color of an orangutan’s fur and for the thickening base used to make gumbo.
The zoo says that on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Maymuun means fortunate, blessed, or thriving.
