Nov 18, 2009
Toronto Zoo's baby gorilla named Nassir - Nov 18, 2009
Charles is a western lowland gorilla at the Toronto Zoo and on Wednesday morning he chose his son's new name by picking a plate filled with his favourite treats. The zoo decided to have a naming contest for the baby gorilla and solicited names from the public.
They were inundated with thousands of name suggestions, then whittled that pile down to five: Nassir, Neo, Nico, Nigel or Nsambu.
Then came the idea to attach one name to each of five plates of special foods, each plate exactly the same.
Charles would then be invited to pick a plate of treats — and his son's new name at the same time.
On Wednesday morning, the proud daddy chose the plate with Nassir's name attached.
Nassir means protector.
The baby gorilla was born in September and has been a top attraction at the zoo ever since.
The name contest drew more than 5,000 suggestions. The only rule was that the name had to start with the letter N in honour of the baby's mother Ngozi.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/11/18/toronto-gorilla.html?ref=rss
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Nov 18, 2009
Toronto Zoo's baby gorilla named Nassir - Nov 18, 2009
Charles has chosen — and his baby's name is Nassir
Charles is a western lowland gorilla at the Toronto Zoo and on Wednesday morning he chose his son's new name by picking a plate filled with his favourite treats. The zoo decided to have a naming contest for the baby gorilla and solicited names from the public.
They were inundated with thousands of name suggestions, then whittled that pile down to five: Nassir, Neo, Nico, Nigel or Nsambu.
Then came the idea to attach one name to each of five plates of special foods, each plate exactly the same.
Charles would then be invited to pick a plate of treats — and his son's new name at the same time.
On Wednesday morning, the proud daddy chose the plate with Nassir's name attached.
Nassir means protector.
The baby gorilla was born in September and has been a top attraction at the zoo ever since.
The name contest drew more than 5,000 suggestions. The only rule was that the name had to start with the letter N in honour of the baby's mother Ngozi.
They were inundated with thousands of name suggestions, then whittled that pile down to five: Nassir, Neo, Nico, Nigel or Nsambu.
Then came the idea to attach one name to each of five plates of special foods, each plate exactly the same.
Charles would then be invited to pick a plate of treats — and his son's new name at the same time.
On Wednesday morning, the proud daddy chose the plate with Nassir's name attached.
Nassir means protector.
The baby gorilla was born in September and has been a top attraction at the zoo ever since.
The name contest drew more than 5,000 suggestions. The only rule was that the name had to start with the letter N in honour of the baby's mother Ngozi.
Nov 17, 2009
Name for Baby Gorilla at the Toronto Zoo
The shortlist, all starting with "N" to honour its mother, includes Nassir, Neo, Niko, Nigel and Nsambu. ....
How will he decide? By turning to his stomach for help.
The five names will be posted on pails, each filled with one of Charles' favourite treats. His keepers are still deciding what foods to put out, to ensure neutrality among all the names. So when Charles finally picks a pail, he won't just be choosing his mid-morning snack.
How will he decide? By turning to his stomach for help.
The five names will be posted on pails, each filled with one of Charles' favourite treats. His keepers are still deciding what foods to put out, to ensure neutrality among all the names. So when Charles finally picks a pail, he won't just be choosing his mid-morning snack.
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