COLUMBUS: The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is asking the public to vote on the name of a three-month-old polar bear cub.
Voting opened on Tuesday and runs through Feb. 3.
The names up for a vote are Desna, Kaya, Nora, and Sakari.
Desna is an Inuit name meaning “boss.” Kaya is a Native American name meaning “little but wise.” Nora is a mixture of the cub’s parents, Nanuq and Aurora and Sakari is an Inuit name meaning “sweet.”
The cub was born on Nov. 6. Her twin died shortly after birth. She has been hand-reared since her mother began neglecting her.
Tom Stalf, president and CEO of the zoo, says they want the vote to raise awareness that the wild polar bear population is becoming “increasingly threatened.”