Meet Alexander Camelton, the baby Bactrian camel born last month at Lincoln Park Zoo. With the obsession over the "Hamilton" musical, caregivers at the Chicago's Zoo have settled on a name for their new family addition.
Lincoln Park Zoo officials announced on social media that they took the Broadway show's frenzy atmosphere beyond the ticket fever and gave the camel calf the moniker. Alexander Hamilton, overlooked as the Founding Father, the United States ten-dollar bill image and subject of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.
In their announcement of baby Camelton's name, Lincoln Park Zoo was very happy to celebrate International Ungulate Day at the look of the Zoo's new Bactrian camel calf that was born about a month ago. The moniker has been taking over the internet since the announcement.
"The little has been named Alexander Camelton by his caregivers...a nod to the Founding Father and the hit musical!" Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo declared on Facebook, mentioned in B96.com. The healthy baby camel can also be seen running around its mother on a leisure walk outdoors on Saturday.
What's the baby camel's name?
Alexander Camelton!https://t.co/Y7nntaFZVL h/t @Ehmee #Hamilton pic.twitter.com/M1eKP0DRSK— David Beard (@dabeard) June 7, 2016
Alexander Camelton was born on May 9 in front of the public at the zoo's outdoor camel enclosure. He is the offspring of Nasan and Scooter.
The 4-foot tall, 81-pound animal made its public debut a week later as the first camel calf born at the zoo since 1998. Bactrian camels can reach 7 feet in height and weigh up to 1,500 pounds as adults, informs Chicago Tribune.
Hamilton musical debuted in February 2015 and has been creating a buzz since at the Public Theater in New York. The musical - with 16 Tony Award nominations - begins its Chicago run with performances on September 27 at The PrivateBank Theatre.
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