The Columbus Zoo should have asked The Green for naming advice.

January 21, 2016 6:46 AM

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has a polar bear cub (previously.) Now she's three months old and you can vote on her name (or just squee at the pictures.) Be an informed voter with these bonus videos of the cub: 1, 2, 3.
posted by Room 641-A (16 comments total)

Can you imagine how happy you would be to go to work each morning if it was your job to look after the baby polar bear? Adorable.
posted by biffa at 6:55 AM on January 21, 2016 [2 favorites]

We also have two brand new silver langur babies. It is a glorious time to be in Central Ohio!
posted by ChuraChura at 6:57 AM on January 21, 2016 [3 favorites]

Very disappointed Squee wasn't a name option.
posted by brokkr at 7:00 AM on January 21, 2016 [1 favorite]

Clearly the name should be HELLO FUZZY
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 7:01 AM on January 21, 2016 [1 favorite]

When I was growing up, my Mom's best friend was the head keeper of the big cats department of the Columbus Zoo. So anything about the Columbus Zoo fills me with a warm fuzzy feeling and a reminder of the jealousy of my childhood that I was not the head keeper of the big cats department of the Columbus Zoo. Yes, eight year old me was not rational. Eight year old me just knew that someone she knew had access to baby tigers and she did not.

Also, baby polar bears are adorable. It almost makes one forget that they will grow up and want to kill you.

So cute. So eventually deadly.
posted by JustKeepSwimming at 7:04 AM on January 21, 2016 [4 favorites]

O-Hi-O-Whatacutieyouare!
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:09 AM on January 21, 2016

Between Desna and Kaya, I guess someone is an Avatar fan.
posted by sukeban at 7:21 AM on January 21, 2016

I know a (human) baby that has one of those names, so I voted for the cub to have it as well!
posted by soelo at 7:43 AM on January 21, 2016

If The Green named her, her name would be Harriet. Which is actually a pretty great name for a polar bear!
posted by areaperson at 8:08 AM on January 21, 2016

Seeing as how the polar bear has the 8th strongest bite in the entire animal kingdom, I say we name her Bitey.
posted by Atom Eyes at 9:17 AM on January 21, 2016 [1 favorite]

We need a write-in campaign for Butterstick, since the name's not being used for any other bears.
posted by Johnny Assay at 10:20 AM on January 21, 2016

Also, baby polar bears are adorable. It almost makes one forget that they will grow up and want to kill you.

They'll grow up and will be able to kill you but they won't necessarily want to kill you. So not really different than having any large breed of dog really.
posted by VTX at 10:32 AM on January 21, 2016

ohmygoodness tiny tongue showing while sleeping with her beebee!!!

Auughhh don't let me near her or all the ice will melt with the radiance of my wuv for cutie pie.
posted by Elly Vortex at 10:34 AM on January 21, 2016

Vote #1 "quidnunc kid".
posted by the quidnunc kid at 12:30 PM on January 21, 2016 [4 favorites]

This part of video #3 is just too adorable and meta.
posted by cynical pinnacle at 12:59 PM on January 21, 2016 [2 favorites]

This part of video #3 is just too adorable and meta.

Earlier in the video when the cub was fussing and chewing on her finger, the woman made a point of saying "We just fed her so she's not hungry. She's teething.". Clearly this is not her first YT video.
posted by Beti at 5:21 PM on January 21, 2016