AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — There’s a precious new white-cheeked gibbon baby at the Akron Zoo, and thanks to a public contest and help from the family, the ape now has a new name.

Zoo fans voted from the following selections earlier this month: • Leuco (pronounced Loo-koh) • Kien (pronounced Kee-en) • Coda • Rain • Khai

That led to the top 2 vote getters of Leuco and Coda.

Thursday, the baby’s family picked between the top two names, with zoo employees putting the names on enrichment items and seeing which the gibbons chose first.

So who did the gibbons select? The winner is Leuco! See the video of the big selection at the top of the story. • Photo courtesy Akron Zoo • Photo courtesy Akron Zoo

Mom Parker gave birth to the baby on June 27, joining dad Milo and sister Lolani, who

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