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Name That Kitty! Snow Leopard Wants His Name Already

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Photo courtesy of Woodland Park Zoo

We've been following the young lives of the Woodland Park Zoo's once ittty-bitty twin snow leopard cubs born May 25. The spotted white fluff balls have gotten big enough that they are scheduled to make their public debut on August 15, the zoo-dubbed International White Snow Leopard Day.

So far, the only thing left to be done is to decide on a name. The female cub has already been given the name Batu (pronounced "BAH-too"), meaning "firm, hard, honest," while her brother has to wait till his debut for a name. Why the wait? The zoo wants us--well, you too--to help choose the male snow leopard cub's new Mongolian-inspired name. Here are the choices, so what's it going to be: Gobi, Boke, Irbis, or Vachir?

We wish there was a write-in opportunity, we'd be all over a Thundercats-inspired name instead.

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