--- description: A Chicago zoo celebrated International Ungulate Day and the upcoming Tony Awards with a creative name for its newly born Bactrian camel. title: Meet Alexander Camelton, Your New Favorite Zoo Animal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccddabb6537786d6/698896b98e06012757466342/bactrian-camel-camelton-zoo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meet the Baby Camel Named Alexander Camelton by [Ali Gostanian / NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## Ali Gostanian / NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2016 2:11 PM CUT  Christopher Bijalba—Lincoln Park Zoo by [Ali Gostanian / NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## Ali Gostanian / NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2016 2:11 PM CUT A Chicago zoo celebrated [International Ungulate Day](http://www.azaungulates.org/conferences/2016/6/4/international-ungulate-day "undefined") and the upcoming Tony Awards with a creative name for its newly born Bactrian camel. The Lincoln Zoo [announced](https://www.facebook.com/lincolnparkzoo/posts/10153639320412742:0 "undefined") over the weekend that the baby calf was named “Alexander Camelton” — a nod to founding father Alexander Hamilton and the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” which picked up a record-breaking 16 Tony nominations. “Hamilton” creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda seemed to appreciate the tribute, tweeting a surprised face and camel emoji in response to the punny name. > [](https://twitter.com/Lin%5FManuel/status/739891421935718402) Little Camelton, 4 feet tall and 81 pounds at his birth, made his official debut… [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alexander-camelton-chicago-zoo-names-latest-baby-animal-after-broadway-n586846?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4359627/alexander-camelton-zoo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4359627/alexander-camelton-zoo/"},"headline":"Meet the Baby Camel Named Alexander Camelton","datePublished":"2016-06-07T14:11:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:03.248Z","description":"Yes, named after the founding father","url":"https://time.com/4359627/alexander-camelton-zoo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccddabb6537786d6/698896b98e06012757466342/bactrian-camel-camelton-zoo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ali Gostanian / NBC News"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltccddabb6537786d6/698896b98e06012757466342/bactrian-camel-camelton-zoo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bactrian-Camel-Camelton-Zoo","caption":"","creditText":"Christopher Bijalba—Lincoln Park Zoo","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4359627/alexander-camelton-zoo/","name":"Meet the Baby Camel Named Alexander Camelton"}}]}] ```