And His Name Is... Kayembe!

“Kayembe” (Kah-YEM-Bay), meaning “extraordinary,” is the name of the baby gorilla born October 26 at ‪@CMZooTube‬. The Zoo and Cleveland-based CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) today revealed the name following a three-week naming campaign in support of gorilla conservation through the Zoo’s longtime partnership with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. “Kayembe” made history as the first gorilla born at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in its 139 years.
The naming campaign received over 600 donations, raising nearly $15,000 for the Fossey Fund in Rwanda. Named after conservation pioneer Dian Fossey, the Fossey Fund has been saving gorillas for more than 50 years.
“Kayembe has captured the hearts of so many with his extraordinary birth and story,” said Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Executive Director Dr. Chris Kuhar. “The naming opportunity with CrossCountry Mortgage was our most popular naming campaign yet and will support critical conservation of this iconic species.”
An exclusive social media video series created in partnership with CrossCountry Mortgage continues to follow the baby’s growth and development and has received more than 850,000 views. At nearly four months old, Kayembe continues to be in nearly constant contact with surrogate mom, Freddy. He recently reached a new developmental milestone when he began crawling and exploring his habitat within a few feet of mom.
“We are thrilled that friends of the Zoo nationwide have embraced this important new member of the Northeast Ohio community,” said Laura Soave, Chief Brand Officer for CCM. “Kayembe is truly extraordinary in every respect, and we are enjoying the opportunity to follow his growth and development.”
Guests visiting Cleveland Metroparks Zoo can visit Kayembe and the gorilla troop at the Primate, Cat & Aquatics building daily between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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Kayembe (AKA ‘Baby G’) now has a playlist with all his greatest hits dating back to his birth announcement in October: Baby G! kzbin.info/aero/PLFSD8pCtwrSWRsbYXFPiI_Fa-szdPfl8X

[@hendrikasunqrout571]

Kaymbe certainly is a good name for this extraordinary little toothless wonder! Goodness, Mom is so well co ordinated to catch him before he fell on the ground. Mom and baby are treasures of this earth with their beautiful heart shaped noses. Love them. Thank you. Long Life to them and you..

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[@NalaRichenbach]

OMG!! Baby Kayembe. He's adorable with the punk rock hairdo and those powerful little arms. So very cute when he was a little baby. He's growing into a big boy.

[@tavibaby]

He's quite beautiful 😍....... I could watch him all day. Love this.

[@terryford7459]

Oh I just wanna hold him¡! He's is just too dang cute!! 💕🦍💕

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[@candicekildau5666]

He is so adorable

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[@carolynnanderson1914]

Oh Boy! A new baby gorilla to watch! Hope to see Kayembe grow big and strong, just like our beloved Kintaro in Japan.

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[@kellyrandall1714]

I love him! His hair doo is just adorable. Bless the baby. Wish I could hold him. I hope the best for the family. So precious 💖

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[@joanncoopertroupe3506]

Precious sweet baby!!!

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[@beccac6451]

I used to take my boys to Cleveland zoo every Monday for many years. We would pack lunches and drinks and spend the day at the zoo. Great memories. I havent been there in over 20 yrs now.

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[@sonjam314]

Such a gorgeous little one❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Georgie14]

I love his crazy hairdo!

[@ladyalustriel1431]

SO sweet! And I absolutely love the 'do!

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[@raihanabari783]

So adorable baby kayembe! He is in a joy ride on his father’s back!

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[@shellos8]

Um, that's his mother. His mother would never let the father touch him for many more months.

[@thefloridamimi9278]

Father will be lucky if mom even lets him get a good look for the first few months. No way he’s touching. Lol 😊

[@Liz_678]

So adorable 🥰. Great mom.

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[@birgitkr8390]

What a cute baby boy 🦍💕🦍💕

[@terryford7459]

Don't you just wanna hold him!!!😚😚

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@@terryford7459 👍🏽🙏🏽🦍💕🦍💕

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[@trumpialighting1241]

OMG! He is sooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!

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[@kathyvenable8793]

What a beautiful image of such innocence on that little face. He gorgeous.

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[@kanokratuthairangsee1934]

So cute when he is on the back on his mommy.

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[@Kissameassa538]

Welcome to the world Kayembe you have a lot to explore and many lessons in life will be learned, but the amount of people that will love you goes on forever. Loving the hair kiddo ❤️🇬🇧

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[@dominiquebourseau8322]

Oui !!! Formidable !!! Je suis heureuse, ça lui va très bien ! Vive petit KAYEMBE! longue et heureuse vie à lui !

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[@reneemoreno8030]

Blessings to the little extraordinary baby. He's pretty cute.

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[@claBahamas97]

This baby is sooooo cute! I love his little look; so curious but not sure!

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[@YsRecords1969]

Even if a primate is just born, it is wonderful that it has grip strength from the beginning to cling to its mother. The baby relies on her mother.

[@yvonnejones9940]

Loving the Baby Groot hairdo!!💕💕💕 He is too much cuteness. Kintaro has a rival for my affection. Wishing him and his family well wishes, long lives, and minimal drama.

[@carmenmonteto6202]

I love Kintaro and the Momotaro family, too.

[@mamabear5308]

He is so precious

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[@EllaEllea]

Ohh, my favorite won! Kayembe. Hello little one!

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[@katewaterbaby]

Yay, Kayembe! ‘’Extraordinary’’ name! Such a little cutie. Congrats and thanks to all who pulled him thru: the zoo folks, dear Freddy, and the welcoming troop. May it be a long and loving kayembe journey for everyone.

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[@cbritz123]

Cutie! Look at that hair!! :)

[@marlenelechowitz6099]

Good reflexes mama! Baby is adorable! 🦍🦍😆😆

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[@shellos8]

Nice catch, mama! Oh my goodness he is so freaking cute!! Perfect little arms, legs, fingers and toes. And that face! And his adorable hairdo! I'm in love! 😍

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[@katrinka8038]

Love his hair do lol🤗

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[@kanokratuthairangsee1934]

His name is so adorable 😍 the baby is so wonderful 👏 💗 💕 💖 💓

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[@cyndy338]

Beautiful! 🤩🤗🤗🤗🥰❤️😍 Thanks for sharing!

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[@letolethe3344]

Uh oh, my baby-talk translator has been engaged....can't stop it....he-wo you widdle adorable wrinkly faced pweshus wonder!

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[@christinatweet6580]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ that!! 😍👍🥰 Thank you!

[@mamaksstorytime]

In love … 🙊

[@terryford7459]

I know, isn't he the cutest lil fella!!!☺️☺️

[@abbyd323]

@@terryford7459 Yes he is💙💙 That hairdo he has🤣🤣 So Handsome!

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[@kanokratuthairangsee1162]

Really really adorable. I love the hair and eye. OMG! Want to hug for millions time

[@khaleesi4210]

I love his hairdo!

[@bettythompson7177]

Adorable

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[@infinitejest441]

Kayembe has an extraordinary hairdo. He is also a beautiful baby. ❤️🦍

[@Sirianstar10]

Not the one we voted for but l liked all three names. It was a hard choice. Hello, sweet Kayembe! You are too cute. Long distant hugs from us here in Orlando. ,❤️❤️🥰

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[@gorillabff1003]

He is just beautiful ! The name Kayembe suits the little darling 🦍♥️

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[@eliseh.7474]

Aw, what a cute little punkin. Mom is so chill. Thank you for posting!

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[@swamp5050]

Wow that lil dude is rocking a mean spiky punk head of hair, all that's missing is some purple highlights, too cute! Rock on, no back surfing yet you're too young hang on tight with all four!

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[@theloudhouse122]

Soo precious. ❤️❤️❤️

[@DavidSmith-fs6pi]

Kayembe is a sweet little gorilla🥰

[@redtruck3020]

That baby is so adorable so small, so tiny so cute so loving

[@sandrarawn2147]

🇨🇦 🦍 ❤️ Awe what a little sweetie! The baby is just so adorable! I love Gorillas. They are my favorite animal! I love **ALL**, animals!

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[@MohanKumar-zl7tq]

Love the spike hairdo ☺😁

[@takfam07]

Love gorillas. They have relatively calm and peaceful dispositions. Esp. compared to the more volatile chimps.

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[@НетвоёДело-н4е]

Kayembe is such a cute baby!!!

[@alziratoledo8284]

Que lindo 😍😍😍😍😍, deitadinho na costa dá mãe,,e agarra para não cair!!😂😂,,o que é a Natureza Divina!!!

[@JennBX1]

Omgosh! He is so stinkin cute!!❤❤❤

[@jimterryh1983]

Alert, healthy looking and cute as a button ❤️👏

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[@goldie862]

That hair!!!!! I caaaaaan't right now!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ramona5909]

Ist das Kleine süß! 🥰❤❤❤

[@ZombieQueen819]

Oh my look at this adorably precious little angel oh my goodness I would get killed yes I know but I would love to be able just to hug this baby and give it 1,000,002 kisses 😘

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[@aussiegardener1773]

I SOO want a hair cut like Kayembe's please

[@renewashington791]

BIG YAWN @ 3:26 Handsome KING KAY 😘😍 💙💕🤗 I LOVE YOUR Hair 🤭 It’s the Absolute cutest 🦋 💕I’ve ever seen LoL

[@elsaaranguren3830]

Ohhh Kayembe supet cute boy..

[@donnajackson3632]

Awww how sweet 😍 ☺

[@charlenefabro2642]

Love you baby Kalembe and mom❤❤❤

[@traciemcdaniel3660]

How adorable! Did his mom fix his hair? LoL

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[@patricialee4611]

Oh my, those mommas don’t have much hair to get a good grip on for the babies. He’s adorable ❤

[@patriciaswager1631]

Hi handsome. Welcome!!!

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[@secretariatgirl4249]

Kayembe...certainly an amazing little urchin...

[@sherairichardson1770]

He us really rocking that haur😊

[@amc67679]

Muito lindo , e esse cabelo dele é muito legal assim esse corte

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[@LaMaiStyle]

Hi kayembe‼️💖

[@karensmale9853]

He is very handsome

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[@rizalinamaiorana1113]

Hello!

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[@michelleduncan9965]

The shape of those noses is amazing.

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[@trangminck]

💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@sukamedeiros3324]

OMG 🥰....so tinny, so beautifull 🦍🌿💖

[@paulamalheiro2013]

Lindo lindo lindo bebês corilas

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[@betestefani1578]

KAYEMBE 💙💙

[@gloriaruas37]

Os bebês Gorilas são tranquilos e calmos

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[@MariajosedasilvaSilva-s8n]

Que lindo o pequeno gorila.

[@lindapelle8738]

Mom I just couldn’t hang on anymore I got tired

[@ritalittle4838]

What a sweet pea.

[@ВалентинаЮрина-я4д]

МИЛЫЕ РЕБЯТА ЧУДЕСНЫЙ БЭБИ

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[@renewashington791]

❤❤💝💝🦋🦋💙💙💋💋 Little KING KAY 🥰💕💕 “Mom!! Your chin Hairs are getting in my eyes!!”

[@stephenhatt742]

I'm in love :) Zoe , Canada

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[@jvtn1855]

How do you feed a baby that has a surrogate. Are the baby and mother trained so that the baby can receive bottle feedings?

[@leodowneyjr9594]

But they are beautiful. I love their color black interesting type of black both their fur and their skin really amazing how the black here is just kind of different. There's a couple black type of mechanics in Indonesia also I believe of Malaysia it's just a few types awesome have black looks and in yellow eyes extremely striking the most interesting thing about these black mechanics is that they are considered the most intelligent and most expressive they have huge amount of food that girls are naturally so they don't fight or have to compete for food at all and then they live free Lives having a good time but they talk and make facial expressions way more than any other animal is just insane amount and they're extremely intelligent there's a few types that maintype black ones they have a very strong Bridge, and they don't even have a tail. It's really awesome if you just look up types of monkeys and types of primates you can't really find an exact Lister an exact number because they are so many types and variations in even if you take one type likes a rhesus macaque that are spread all over many different countries many thousands of miles and different groups they're going to look different from each other I mean there's a genetic variation going from the farthest is spotted them to the east vs the farthest part of the west or north and south you look at the southern pigtail and the northern pigtail the other Tales are about the same length but other than that they do spray different characteristics different looks I mean the first time I spotted a southern pigtail I noticed right away that it had more smooth black hair around its head, rounded hairstyle versus the northern pigtail that have a very different kind of blond hair style also those dark marks down the back of the Southern and there's often a black on the tail and like I said they had different faces different looks you don't see many Southern macaque monkeys online here you'll see a million Northern macaque monkeys all the time on here. And there's some there's so many types of monkeys out there you wouldn't believe it everytime I look up a video they have some I didn't see and then they have some never seen before and after watching several videos you come to find that nobody has an exact list of all the types of monkeys specially the many types of macaque monkeys which are my favorite Indian capuchins have all sorts of different types of subtypes as well. With a macaque monkeys by far have a million types of looks and styles to them hot. I think there's a most human-like to I love them. I think the name of those all black ones was sulawesi or something like that that's kind of how it's pronounced with those being the black macaque monkeys speaking out that they're considered even smarter than apes and some ways they have a million types of expressive not just body expression which all monkeys do but facial expressions were just off-the-chart with them any do do some speech stuff as well but their facial expressions and the body stances and everything make them possibly even more communicative than us humans and if you watch enough videos you see most of his little monkeys are extremely smart they just don't see things and do things in the same way we do just like dolphins, whales, and so many other high-end left animals that exist out there that are intelligent they think in some ways that the octopus and a dolphin can be more intelligent than us. So you get some people like my mother that just say on the temple things and stuff she says like quote, all those animals are disgusting and a torch touch themselves and a jerk off and play with their own crap and they're just disgusting. I was I did two years in prison and I was locked up with guys that had been locked up all over and previous B and also you can move around from one prison to another after so many months you can put in a request the transfer so I'll talk until all these guys and there's a lot of people in prison that I just as disgusting or bad as these bad monkeys if not worse we have all sorts of serial killers that kill little girls and stuff I was in with me like that I wanted to take him out but you know I would have been in there forever with more than people worth my life if I don't behave cuz I was in minimum-security and I could have been worse off for a burglar. That was never trying to get high but I was trying to keep from being dope sick after the doctors at poison me with MRSA and spinal surgery they led to another surgery and 28 days in the hospital and being sent home way ahead of time way too soon and having to need some level of care at home that wasn't being met proper.

[@salmakadiri2349]

Kayembe,is it african name?Must have a meaning.I wish him and all animals safety ,freedom and a lot of food..

[@av8tore71]

Look at that face

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[@МаргаритаГулюк-й3п]

Это малыш или малышка?

[@sheilaferguson4358]

A face only a mother could love. Ha

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[@ankavoskuilen1725]

What about his biological mom? Is she in the same group? Can she learn how to take care of a baby by watching Kayembe with his surrogate mom?

[@silvanarizzi1564]

È uguale a quelli di colore!

[@amromeo12]

Where is the newborn's mom....he obviously is hungry and his dad can not help him in this department.

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Not sure if this will help shed some light on your questions: kzbin.info/aero/PLFSD8pCtwrSWRsbYXFPiI_Fa-szdPfl8X