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Help Name Baby Koala at San Diego Zoo

The San Diego Zoo is asking for the public's help to decide the name of a baby koala that was born last summer. If you had a baby koala, what would you name it?

Voting started Friday to name a baby koala born last July at the San Diego Zoo.

The baby lives with its mother Nariah, grandma Orana, another koala named Sooky and other furry critters native to Australia, according to the zoo.

Four possible names in an Aboriginal dialect have been chosen by her caretakers.

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  • Kirra (Keer-ah) = Leaf
  • Bri (Bree) = Acacia
  • Arika (Aer-ih-kah) = Water Lily
  • Tallara (Ta-lar-ah) = Rain          

Voting continues through May 10. Go to the San Diego Zoo website to vote.


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