Animal Names at Your Zoo

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I know some people don't care about the names of the animals at zoos/aquariums, but I kind of find their names interesting. So here is a thread about animal names at your zoo/aquarium. I don't know the name of every little animal, and I'm sure no one does, but just post what you can.;) By the way, M stands for Male, and F stands for female, and a question mark represents you have an idea of the animal's name, but can't exactly remember it.
Beardsley Zoo:
Gray Wolves: Apache (M), Cheyenne (F)
Red Wolves: Mama? (F), Piglet (F), I'm not sure of the other female's name.
Maned Wolves: Bonita (F), Chiquita (F)
Chacoan Peccaries: Vincent (M), Nut (F), Unnamed Chacoan Peccary piglet (F)
Llamas: Yugi (M), Either Lawrence or George (M)
Pronghorn: No-Horn (F), One-Horn (F), Two-Horns (F) Can't remember the name of male Pronghorn, and do not know name or sex of Pronghorn fawn
Andean Bear: Joaquin (M)
Amur Tigers: Viktor (M), Naka (F)
North American River Otters: DeLaney (F), Rizzo (M)
Red Fox: Foxy? (F)
Bald Eagles: Kenai (M), Not sure of other 2 male Bald Eagles' names
Common Raven: Azreal? (F)
Great Horned Owl: Chundrum? (F)
Dexter Cattle: Katie (F), Not sure of other female's name
Guinea Hog: Hamton J. Pig (M), Olivia (F), Josie (F), Casper? (F)
Goeldi's Monkeys: Hannah (F), BooBoo (F), Monty (M)
Brazilian Ocelots: Kuma (F), Alya (F)
Black and Gold Howler Monkeys: Rosario (M), Zuele (F)
White-Faced Saki Monkeys: Pele? (M), Simon? (M)
Pygmy Marmosets: Weechie (M), Eko (F)

Mystic Aquarium:
Beluga Whales: Kela (F), Naku (F), Juno (M), Naluark (M)
Pacific Harbor Seal: Rocky (M)
California Sea Lions: Coco (M), Surfer (M), Boomerang (M), Jetty (M), Cali (F), Sakari (F)
Steller Sea Lions: Kodiak (M), Astro (M), Juneau (M), Little Angel(F), Eden (F), Mara (F)
Porcupine Pufferfish: Milton? (M), Wilbur (M)
African Penguins: Yellow-Red (F), Blue-Blue (M), Yellow-Purple (F), Green-Blue (F), Green-Black (M), Gray-Silver (M)
Giant Pacific Octopus: Puck (M)

For Mystic Aquarium, there are a lot more African Penguins but I'm not sure of their genders or names. Here are some I know the names of but not their gender.
Brown-Brown, Blue-Purple, Brown-Silver, Blue-Black, Gray-Brown, Blue-Gray, Green-Pink, Green-Red, Gray-Yellow, Red-Green, Yellow-Blue, Yellow-Brown.
Please comment some of the names of animals at your locan zoo or aquarium, and thank you for viewing!
 
John Ball Zoo:
Cow: Clover(F)
Goats: Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Russel, Pepper(F)
Katahadin Sheep: Primrose(F), Bob(M)
chicken: trashcan, madison, fire pants
tapir: Sledge(M)
Capybara: Burt(F)
Long Tailed Weasel: Wally (M)
Black footed Cat: Satanica(F)
 
The Maritime Aquarium:
Harbor Seals: Rasal (F), Polly (F), Orange (F), Ariel (F), Suzie (F), Tillie (F), Not sure of other 2 females' names
North American River Otters: Belle (F), Lou (M)
Common Snapping Turtle: Franklin (M)
 
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay There are a lot more animals, I just don't know their names. I'm also only including animals on exhibit, not in shows like Iceploration.
Chimpanzees: Patsy (F)
Western Lowland Gorillas: Sim Sim (M), Bolingo (M), Kishina (F), Pele (F)
Bennett's Wallabies: Pach (M)
Red Kangaroos: Kaptain Kangaroo (M)
Aardvarks: Zawadi (M)
Prehensile-Tailed Skink: Igor (M)
Two-Toed Sloth: Harry (M)
Cape Barren Goose: Matilda (F)
Giant Anteaters: Adelhi (F)
Cheetahs: Kasi (M)
Laborador Retreiver: Mtani (F)
Reticulated Giraffes: Cupid (F), Captain (M), Jafari (M), Tesa (F)
African Lions: Simon (M), Rose (F), Iris (F)
Bengal Tigers: King (M), Bhutan (M), Sohan (M)
Spotted Hyenas: Taziki (F), Tamu (F), Makali (M)
White Rhinos: Tambo (M), Kisiri (F), Zohari (F)
Black Rhinos: Forest (F)
Nile Hippos: Eva (F), Kita (F)
Southern Ground Hornbills: Tufts (M), Baraka (M)
Cape Buffalo: Semara (F)
Chilean Flamingoes: Pinky (F)
Asian Elephants: Tina (F), Karnaudi (F), Carina (F), Rosy (F), Simba (F)
Bornean Orangutans: Luna Bella (F)
Reeve's Muntjac: Samantha (F)
 
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Oooo. I like this thread.

Phoenix Zoo
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Sumatran Tiger: Jai (m), Hadiah (f)
African Lion: Cookie (f), Kitambi (m)
Mandrill: Wiccaria (f), Spock (m), Pearl (f)
Hamadryas: Kenny (m) (there are several females but I don't know their names)
Cheetahs: Juma (m), Ratel (m)
Bornean Orangutan: Bess (f) Mike (m) Kasih (f) Duchess (f)
Andean Bear: Rio (f) Rizarro (m)
Jaguar: Caipora (f) Harry (m)
Brazillian Ocelot: Padfoot (m)
Caracal: Chloe (f)
Asian Elephant: Reba (f) Shena (f) Indu (f)
Black Howler Monkey: Olivia (f) Bilbo (m)
Ostrich: Big D (m) (there are 3 females don't know their names)
Watusi Cattle: Wholly Molly (m) (several females, too)
Maned Wolf: Romeo (m)
Bobcat: Nacho (f)
Mountain Lion: Eli & Brady (f)---Those are their 'public' names, chosen by vote. The year these 2 sisters came to Phoenix, Eli Manning and Tom Brady were playing in the Super Bowl, which was being held in Arizona. Their actual names are Sierra & Mystic. They were wild-born in South Dakota and their mother was killed by a rancher who called Fish & Game when he saw she had kittens.
 
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Wildlife World Zoo
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bengal tiger: gilbert (m) (he's not the only tiger there but it's the only one I know the name of)
african lion: delila (f) samson (m) sarabi (f)
jaguar: rocco (m) inca (f)
saltwater crocodile: jaws (unk)


The keepers aren't very friendly there that I've noticed and there is no guided tram tour like the Phx Zoo so it's hard to pinpoint names. Took me almost 2 years to find out Inca's.
 
Bronx Zoo:
California Sea Lions: Kiani (M), Indy (F), Margaretta (F)
Ostriches: Virginia (F), Daisy (F)
White-Cheeked Gibbons: Kicks, Iggy (One is male, one's a female, not sure which one is which)
Malayan Tapir: Daniella (F)
Collared Lemurs: Vera (F), Vincent (M),
Conquerel's Sifaka: Ares (M), Cupid (M), Chris (F), Phillip (M)
Nile Crocodiles: Pamela (F), Cody (M), Muru (M)
Amur Tigers: Sasha (M), Sasha (F), Norma (F), Julian (M), Josie (M)
African Lions: M'wasi (M), Sukari (F), Shani (M), Nala (F), Adamma (F)]
Rothschild's Giraffes: James Marjani (M), Margaret Sukari (F), James Michael (M), Margaret Abigail (F)
Red Bird of Paradise: Paprika (M)
Radiated Tortoises: Jessie (F), Tank (M)
Emus: Kevin (M)
Bald Eagles: Napoleon (M)
Magellanic Penguisn: Hugo (M)
Gaur: Eddie Gaur (M)
Malayan Tigers: Claiborne (F)
Aardvarks: Dora (F), Arthur (M), Hoover (M)
Spotted Hyenas: Kubwa (F), Kidogo (M)
Brown Bears: Kootz (M), Denali (M), Sitka (F)
Grizzly Bears: Glacier (M), Betty (F), Veronica (F)
Polar Bear: Tundra (M)
Western Lowland Gorillas: Zuri (M),
Mandrills: Gertude (F), Either Louise or Valerie (F)
Wolf's Guenons: Gigi (F)
Snow Leopards: Leo (M), Shelby (F),
Snowy Owls: Hedwig (F), Harry (M)
Asian Elephants: Patty (F), Maxine (F), Happy (F)
Indian Rhinos: Kali (F), Krishnan (M), Penny (F), Ella (F)
Red Pandas: Walter (M)
Egyptian Cobra: Mia (F)
Fly River Turtles: Freddy (M)
Galapagos Giant Tortoises: Bowie (M?), Zoey (F)
 
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo:
African Penguins: Pepper (F), Taki (F), Marini (M)
Mandrills: Nestor (M)
African Elephants: Ellie (F), Tamani (M), Sdudla (M), Mbali (F), Matjeka (F)
Cheetahs: Gahiji (M), Chaka (M)
Grevy's Zebras: Pixie (F), Penzima (F), Zareb (M)
Masai Giraffe: Little Buddy (M)
Rothschild's Giraffe: Randall (M)
Pygmy Hippopotamuses: Zsa Zsa (F),
Warthog:
White Rhinoceroses: Kande (F), Kito (M), Kidogo (F)
Gypsy Vanner Horse: McLowry (M)
Queensland Koala: Dane (M)
Barn Owl: Norman (M)
New Guinea Singing Dogs: Buka (M)
Palm Cockatoo: Ernie (M)
Yellow-Footed Rock Wallabies: Mum (F), Daisy (F), Thumper (F)
Lesser Kudu: Leaf? (F)
Clouded Leopards: Yim (M), Malee (F)
Indian Rhinoceroses: Arjun (M), Jahi (M), Jamie (F)
Lowland Anoas: Buttercup (F)
Malayan Tapirs: RJ (M), Ubi (F), Ulan (F)
Malayan Tigers: Anjin (M), Bumi (M)
Sri Lankan Sloth Bears: Buddy Bear(M), Annie Bear (F)
Bald Eagles: Luke (M), Glory (F), Cyrus (M)
Florida Panther: Calusa (F)
Black Vulture: Smedley (M)
Eurasian Eagle Owl: Ivan? (M)
Key Deer: Sugar (F), Little Pine (F) , Summerling? (F), Munson? (M)
Whooping Cranes: Colonel (M)
Siamangs: Cyrus (M), Malu (F), Haddie (F)
Visyan Warty Pigs: Babylon (M)
Okapis: Betty (F), Zack (M)
Komodo Dragon: Maximus (M)
Bornean Orangutans: Rango (M), DeeDee (F), Josie (F), Hadiah (F), RanDee (F)
Chimpanzees: Rukiya (F), Twiggy (F), Alex (M)
Bengal Tiger: Yala (M)
Two-Toed Sloth: Agnes (F)
 
Cincinnati. I know a ton more, but here are the names that have all the animals listed for each row.

Indian rhinos: Nikki (F), Manjula (F)
North American river otters: Nero (M), Zoey (F)
New Snow leopards: Renji (F), Nubo (M)
Eastern Black Rhino: Klyde (M)
Bactrian Camels: Sari (F), Humphrey (M)
Aardvark in nursery: Padmae (F)
Parma wallaby: Adams (M)
Bearcat it nursery: Lucy (F)
Bearcats in Night Hunters: Audrey (F), Hank (M), Still unknown baby
Okapi: Kuvua (F), December 2012 baby
Grevy's Zebras: Marty (M), Lainey Lynn (F), Shewa (M), 2012 baby
Cougars: Joseph (M), Tecumseh (M)
Red river hog (Cheetah Encounter): Sir Francis Bacon (M)
Cheetahs (Cheetah Encounter): Tommy T. (M), Sarah (F) [holds the record for the fastest cheetah in captivity], Chance (M), Bravo (M)
Masai giraffes: Tessa (F), Kimba (M)
Indian elephants: Shottzie II (F), My-Thai (F)
Malaysian elephants: Jati (F), Sabu (M)
Six-banded Armadillo: Dilbert (M)
Bennett's wallabies: Rocko (M), Jazz (M)
Sumatran Orangutans: Lana (F), Henry (M)
Komodo dragon: Hudo (M)
Florida Manatees: Wooten (M), Betsy (F)
American crocodile: Leslie (F)
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo: Henry (M)
Salmon-crested Cockatoo: Sammy (M)
Laughing kookaburra (Wings of Wonder show): Matilda (F)
Coquerel's sifakas: Rinaldo (M), Wilhelmina (F)
Blue-and-gold macaw (Discovery Forest): Leroy (M)
Blue-and-gold macaw (Wings of Wonder Amphitheater) Beanjie (M)
Eastern bongos: Luna (M), Safi (F), Mac (M)
Linnaeus' Two-toed sloth: Moe (F)
California sea lions: Callie (F), Duke (M)
Crocodile monitor: Jasper (M)
Sumatran rhinos: Suci (F), Ipuh (M)
Western Lowland Gorillas: Samantha (F), Madge (F), Chewie (F), M'linzi (F), Asha (F), Anju (F), Jomo (M), Kwashi (M)
Bald Eagle: Sam (M)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo- Reggie (M)
Yellow-naped Amazon parrot- Cocoa (F)
Hyacinth Macaw- Rio (M)
Harris' Hawk- Faigus (F)
Baby Screaming Hairy Armadillos-Cooper (M), Kris (M), Alice (F), Axl (M), Rose (F)
Transvaal Lions-Future (M), Prosperity (F), Sunshine (M), Gracious (F) [Pride of the Millennium]
Polar bears-Little One (M), Berit (F), Rizzo(leaving soon) (F)
White tigers- Popsy (F), Akere (M)
Mexican wolves: Maya (F), Sedona (F)
 
Mote Aquarium:
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin: Moonshine (M)
West Indian Manatees: Hugh, Buffett (Both M)
Green Sea Turtles: Hang Tough (M), Harriet (F)
Loggerhead Sea Turtles: Shelly, Montego (Both F)
African Penguins (TEMPORARY): Ninja (F), Sly, South, Rudy, Coaster, Oswald (All other M)
 
Several years ago there was some debate in the zoo world as to whether or not animals should be given names (or at least given out to the public). The argument against it was that people only identify with that one individual whose name they know instead of identifying with the species as a whole. I always thought this was an idiotic argument and it just seemed intuitive to me that the more people love their local animal (which they do more if they know it by name) the more they will care about its counterparts in the wild.

Well, apparently the AZA did one or more formal studies on the topic and guess what? What any reasonable person could have assumed without a study proved to be true - people care more about the species as a whole when they identify with an individual by name at their local zoo.

So now giving out names is back in vogue with the exception of one zoo that I know of here in the USA. My local Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, which is otherwise a trendsetter, still tells visitors "our animals do not have names." Even their education animals that they let people touch they say this. Of course it is an outright lie, because most of their animals do have names to the keepers, they just do not want to tell the public form some insane reason.

At my other local zoo (Reid Park where I volunteer) we freely tell the names. When our new elephants arrived, we posted their names and a brief bio on the website. These same bio sheets are on one of the exhibit displays as pull out laminated cards. I have seen firsthand people trying to identify them and asking us which is which - it really helps with their connection to the animals. Why the other zoo in Tucson is so behind in this regard is beyond understanding.
 
Arizona Docent said:
Several years ago there was some debate in the zoo world as to whether or not animals should be given names (or at least given out to the public). The argument against it was that people only identify with that one individual whose name they know instead of identifying with the species as a whole. I always thought this was an idiotic argument and it just seemed intuitive to me that the more people love their local animal (which they do more if they know it by name) the more they will care about its counterparts in the wild.

Well, apparently the AZA did one or more formal studies on the topic and guess what? What any reasonable person could have assumed without a study proved to be true - people care more about the species as a whole when they identify with an individual by name at their local zoo.

So now giving out names is back in vogue with the exception of one zoo that I know of here in the USA. My local Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, which is otherwise a trendsetter, still tells visitors "our animals do not have names." Even their education animals that they let people touch they say this. Of course it is an outright lie, because most of their animals do have names to the keepers, they just do not want to tell the public form some insane reason.

At my other local zoo (Reid Park where I volunteer) we freely tell the names. When our new elephants arrived, we posted their names and a brief bio on the website. These same bio sheets are on one of the exhibit displays as pull out laminated cards. I have seen firsthand people trying to identify them and asking us which is which - it really helps with their connection to the animals. Why the other zoo in Tucson is so behind in this regard is beyond understanding.
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I think it's interesting how Tucson's two zoos have completely different policies when it comes to naming animals. I have actually seen people become more interested in the animal they are watching rather than looking at it for a few seconds then moving on when they learn the animal's name. I don't think all animals need names though, such as some animals at Beardsley, like the snakes or amphibians.
 
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