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Precious name

COMPILED BY NIMI KURIAN

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New name for the giant panda cub: Zhen Zhen.

The San Diego Zoo’s panda cub finally has a name: Zhen Zhen, or Precious. Following Chinese tradition, the zoo waited until the cub, which was born August 3, was 100 days old before giving her a name. According to zoo officials, Zhen Zhen (pronounced shen shen) won out over 2,400 names submitted by zoo visitors. Thirty-six percent of voters chose the name from among the four finalists. The other choices were Li Hua, or Beautiful China; Ming Zhu, or Bright Treasure; a nd Xiao Li, or Little Beauty. The cub is still living out of public view in a private den with her mother, the panda Bai Yun, but can be seen via the zoo’s Web cam.

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