Zoo Atlanta will host a special birthday party this weekend for one of its orangutans.
Keju will turn 2 years old on April 9, but zoo officials are celebrating the orangutan’s birthday a day early with a public event.
Visit Orangutan Habitat 2 in the Zoo’s Asian Forest at 2 p.m. on April 8 to join in on the festivities.
Keju will be presented with wrapped gifts and a “cake.”
“The orangutans’ “cakes” are usually elaborate treats made up of aspects of their regular diet, and usually features different types of fruits and/or frozen juice,” a press release reads.
Last year Keju wasn’t interested in her “cake” so her adopted mother Madu took the liberty of eating it on her behalf.
Keju lives in Orangutan Habitat 2 with Madu (33), Chantek (39) and her adopted brothers Dumadi (10) and Remy (6).
Keju’s name means “cheese.” She was born at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin.
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