LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Zoo is celebrating an exciting moment with the birth of the zoo's first-ever infant colobus monkey.

In a news release Tuesday, the zoo said 5-year-old female Ate, pronounced "ah-tay," gave birth to a healthy baby early Sunday morning.

While the newborn's gender is still unknown, officials said both the mother and baby are thriving. The baby doesn't have a name yet either.

The baby's father, 12-year-old "Dr. Sheldon Cooper," along with other females Nali and Phyllis, are all being attentive and providing nurturing support, which the zoo said highlights colobus monkeys' impressive social structure.

"This birth is an exciting milestone for our Zoo as well as the culmination of a careful multi-year process,” Louisville Zoo Director Dan Maloney said. "We are

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