The newest baby chimpanzee at the Maryland Zoo has a name: Ivy. The name beat out two others in a public vote and was chosen several weeks after she was born.

Astrid and Iris were the two other choices for the newest member of the chimpanzee crew at the zoo. Her mother Rozi gave birth to her as part of a recommendation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan.

Zookeepers were originally concerned with Ivy’s development and whether she was getting enough nutrients, but zookeepers stabilized her and are pleased with her progress.

The zoo currently has three other young chimps, Lola, Violet, and Maisie, a combination of chimps born at the zoo and brought from elsewhere. For the moment, Ivy is being kept behind the scenes and has not yet been introduced to her peers. Zookeepers expect Ivy to be introduced to the group in a monthslong process.

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To keep the chimps active and entertained, zookeepers use a board game to determine what activities the chimps will do, and who else in the zoo they will interact with that day.

Chimpanzees are an endangered species with only about 150,000 living in the wild in African forests, down from one to two million in 1900. They are endangered for many reasons, including poaching, habitat loss, and disease introduced by humans.