The newest addition at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo needs a name.
To share in the celebration, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is inviting the community to cast a vote for cuteness by participating in an online poll to name the newborn.
Here are the possible names, in alphabetical order, for the 5-day-old bundle of joy:
- Zahra (pronounced Za-rah) “flower”
- Zawadi (pronounced Za-WAY-dee) “gift”
- Zuri (pronounced Zoo-ree) “beautiful”
The Zoo’s animal care team chose names of African origin (Swahili) with the letter “Z” in honor of mother hippo “Zsa Zsa.”
Voting continues until Thursday, October 30. The name will be announced as the winner during a big baby shower on Saturday, November 1.
Three voters (in recognition of the Zoo’s third pygmy hippo calf) will be selected at random to win a family 4-pack of Zoo admission tickets to the baby shower on Nov. 1.