The Virginia Zoo said the winner of a two-week auction got to choose the 10-week-old baby's name and picked... Lovejoy!
The name was dedicated to Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, who coined the term 'biodiversity' and passed away last year, the zoo's website said.
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