Atlanta’s zoo is inviting the public to vote on names for twin giant panda cubs born in September.
The twin pandas will be named on their 100th day of life, which falls on Dec. 12, in accordance with Chinese tradition, the zoo said in a news release Monday. Panda fans can go to Zoo Atlanta’s website to vote on names.
At all four U.S. zoos with giant pandas, the bears are on loan from China, and the seven pairs of proposed names were supplied by a panda conservation center in Chengdu, China. The zoo says each set of names has a special connection to the cubs or their parents, Lun Lun and Yang Yang.
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