Community names Woodland Park Zoo’s new lion cubs

by | Jan 30, 2015

Woodland Park Zoo’s three male lion cubs now have names, thanks to community input.

The top vote getter was Tandie, which means “fire.” Lion parents, mom Adia and dad Xerxes, were then given the chance to select two more names by being given enrichment items with the names of the next three highest vote totals. Adia stuck with the cubs while Xerxes chose Gandia, meaning “clever,” and Mandla, meaning “power/strength.”

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Photo by Dennis Dow, Woodland Park Zoo.

Tandie, Gandia and Mandla were born Oct. 24. Their outdoor schedule remains intermittent but they will come out more as warm, dry weather allows.

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