KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville announced the names for some of their newest residents, with park visitors and online supporters voting on the names for two red wolf pups and two bat-eared foxes.
Earlier this month, voting kicked off after more than 700 names for each pup and kit were submitted by the public and then narrowed down to the top five by zookeepers. In total, Zoo Knoxville received more than 2,200 votes on the names.
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The name selected by the public for the male red wolf pup was Copper, with the female red wolf pup taking the name Poppy. For the bat-eared fox kits, the male kit was named Chester, and the female was named Ember.
“Zoo Knoxville has always had a great deal of support from our community, and that’s why we wanted to give the public a chance to help name some of our newest arrivals. The response was incredible, and we’re thrilled to welcome these little ones with names chosen by the people who care about them most,” Zoo Knoxville said in a release…