Brookfield Zoo announces winning name for new axolotl

The Brief

  • Brookfield Zoo announced the winning name for its new axolotl: Sir Mix-O-Lotl, chosen by public vote over Bubblegum, Mochi, and Poseidon.
  • The axolotl is one of 20 rescued from an illegal import attempt at O’Hare International Airport and is now part of the zoo’s Living Coast exhibit.
  • As a critically endangered species, visitors can support axolotl conservation by symbolically adopting Sir Mix-O-Lotl through the zoo’s website.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. The votes are in – the Bookfield Zoo Chicago is proud to announce the name chosen by the public for their new axolotl is Sir Mix-O-Lotl.

What we know:

The public was invited to help name the zoo’s newest member, an axolotl. The other name options were Bubblegum, Mochi, and Poseidon.

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