May 28, 2012
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NY zoo penguin chick naming contest a hit
10 February 2012 / AP, SYRACUSE
People from around the world are flocking to an upstate New York zoo’s website to help name a Humboldt penguin chick hatched last month.
The Rosamond Gifford Zoo has released the top 10 girl and boy names from among 1,100 suggestions offered from the US and a list of countries including Germany, Brazil, Singapore, Ecuador and Finland. Because the Humboldts breed off Peru and Chile, judges gave Spanish names a preference. The finalists? Alberto, Caio, Fausto, Inigo, Mauricio, Cataleya, Eva, Hota, Isabelita and Solana. Zoo spokesman Lorrell Walter said on Thursday they made two lists because the chick’s gender hasn’t been determined. The little penguin hatched on Jan. 9, the first of six this year and among 30 born since a breeding program started in 2005. Votes on the finalists are due by Feb. 16.
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