Woodland Park Zoo is teaming up with Umpqua Bank to name the zoo's new playful pair of Asian small-clawed otters, residents of the zoo's new Bamboo Forest Reserve exhibit. The two contest winners will each take home a $100 Umpqua Bank savings account, a ZooParent adoption and a visit from an Umpqua Bank ice cream truck for 100 friends.
Woodland Park Zoo and Umpqua Bank have narrowed down the name search for the otters, a 7-year-old male and 3-year-old female. Qualified entries must be provided in the Malay language as a tribute to the otters' native southern and southeastern Asia range. Submissions will be accepted May 24 through June 15 and the winning names will be chosen by a panel of zoo judges.
Help name the zoo's new otters with three simple steps:
1. Look up words or names in the Malay language. Choose two names, one for him and one for her.
2. Pick up a ballot at any Seattle area Umpqua Bank store, clip out a ballot from select issues of The Seattle Times, or submit your otter names online at zoo.org/nametheotters.
3. Wait until the final two names are chosen to find out if you won one of two grand prizes!
The Asian small-clawed otters debuted May 4 during the grand opening celebration of the zoo's new Bamboo Forest Reserve exhibit. The otters' new home features a clever, energy-saving pool, hidden rocky dens and hilly wetlands for the otters to explore. The first phase of Bamboo Forest Reserve also features a tropical aviary and a kids' nature play area, all bringing to life the sounds, smells and sights of the Asian tropical forest.
For official rules and regulations, visit zoo.org/nametheotters.
Photo credit: Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo.
