WACO, Texas (KWTX) - It was a special day at Cameron Park Zoo.

On Saturday, a baby shower was held for Mei, an orangutan.

This is her third pregnancy; she’s had both a boy and girl previously.

Zoo guests dropped off gifts and enjoyed cake with Mei’s face on it.

“New birth is exciting just for everyone around the zoo, but the keepers have a lot of fun with it because the orangutans are so fun and intelligent that they’re just a fun animal to be around out here,” Duane McGregor, Marketing/Public Relations Manager for Cameron Park Zoo said.

Staff say Mei is due in mid‑January, though they do not know the gender.

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