The baby has been named Defari, meaning “strong” in Amharic, an official language of Ethiopia, the zoo said in a Wednesday, May 14, news release. A video posted to Facebook by the zoo on May 1 ...

The male infant baboon is named Defari, which means “strong” in the Ethiopian language of Amharic. According to the zoo, he is the first baby hamadryas baboon to be born there since 2019.