Edinburgh Zoo officials have revealed the name of their baby chimpanzee.
Members of the public were asked to help choose the name of the Western chimpanzee- which is regarded as a critically endangered subspecies.
The zoo today announced their newborn is called Masindi, named after the nearest town to a conservation reserve in Uganda.
The winning name came out on top over Sonso, Siba and Waisoke.
Staff at the zoo revealed the winning name alongside a cute photo of newborn Masindi being cradled by her mother.
Donald Gow, Edinburgh Zoo’s Budongo Trail team leader, said, “We are thrilled over 1,500 people voted to help name Masindi who is a particularly special new arrival because she is a Western chimpanzee, a critically endangered subspecies.
“Conservation is at the heart of what we do and it is fantastic to see our chimpanzee troop helping to raise awareness of the threats their species faces in the wild.”
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which overlooks the capital’s zoo, has been funding work to protect chimpanzees in the Budongo forest in Uganda since 2005.
The Budongo Forest Reserve currently monitors 430 chimpanzees across eight sites.
Staff at the reserve work with local communities to stop hunters from setting bush meat snares in the forest - which can often lead to chimps getting caught or injured.
