The news about the birth of three jaguar cubs on March 7 made all the people of the capital very happy. Now they are waiting to have a name that will accompany them all their lives.
The General Directorate of Zoos and Wildlife Conservation announced the birth of two female and one male jaguar.
The cubs are currently located at the Centro de Conservación de Fauna Silvestre de Chapultepec, within the Chapultepec Zoo, under the care of their mother, Africa, who has proven to be a perfect mom.
Now, on the occasion of the 101 years of the Chapultepec Zoo sedema is inviting the inhabitants of the CDMX to choose the name of each of the three jaguar cubs that now make up the zoo.
how to participate to choose the name of the jaguar cubs?
It is important for you to know that the jaguar cubs are two females, one black like her father and the other black like her mother, and one male also black.
You can participate to choose their names from July 8 through August 6 in this link. You will have to choose your favorite names from a list of 15 options:
- Muun (Tender)
- Wayak (The dreamed one)
- Tonalli (Heat of the Sun)
- Alom (Lord of Heaven)
- Iktan (Being resourceful)
- Itzae (Gift of God)
- Zamna (God of knowledge)
- Meztli (Moon)
- Neli (Truth)
- Kinich (Kinich Ahau is the Yucatecan name for the Mayan sun god)
- Kin (Sun)
- Itzmin (Thunder)
- Tlanextic (Light of dawn)
- Acolmiztli (Feline arm)
- Itzayana (God’s Gift)
The results of the names chosen for the jaguar cubs will be announced through Sedema’s social networks during the second week of August.
About the new members of the Chapultepec Zoo
You can visit and meet the three jaguar cubs in their shelter, which they share with their mother Africa, and also meet other members that recently arrived at Chapultepec Zoo.
still don’t know who they are? They are 5 beautiful Japanese penguins which arrived on May 23. They are three females and two males, all about a year and a half old.
Since their arrival, the penguins have been quarantined and have yet to be named. We hope the Zoo will also invite us to help you name them Have you come up with a name yet?