Woodland Park Zoo is giving Washington state residents the chance to name two lion cubs. The community is invited to submit names for two of the four lion cubs through a contest running today through March 15 at zoo.org/namethecubs. The other cubs will be named internally.
The zoo is in search of Zulu or Sotho (pronounced so-toe or sue-too) names for one male cub and one female cub, in honor of a part of the Krugeri lion's native South African range. Participants must submit their proposed names online at zoo.org/namethecubs, or visit the zoo's ZooStores or Zoomazium during general zoo hours to submit names by ballot. Help the zoo name the cubs by following four simple steps:
1. Research words or names in the African languages of Zulu or Sotho. Select two names, one for him and one for her.
2. Visit zoo.org/namethecubs to submit your entry. Or, pick up a ballot at the zoo and mail to Woodland Park Zoo, ATTN: Name the Cubs, 601 N. 59th St., Seattle, WA 98103.
3. Wait to find out if you won one of two grand prizes (a private viewing with a zoo keeper, annual membership and more).
4. Tell your friends and family to #namethecubs on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
The four lion cubs made their first public appearance with mother, Adia, on Feb. 16. Zoo visitors have a chance to meet the cubs up close and enjoy their curious, spunky personalities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, weather permitting, in the lion shelter located in the award-winning African Savanna.
For more information, visit zoo.org or call 206-548-2500.
