SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium has announced the final results of their cub naming contest.
Meet: Asha! (AH-shah)
Asha the leopard(Great Plains Zoo)
Asha was born in late may to leopards Denali and Strut.
The cub’s name was chosen after a voting fundraiser between three names: Asha, Isha or Maiya.
Asha’s name means “hope” or “wish” in the Nepalese language, and was reportedly a “runaway favorite”.
Asha and Denali are scheduled to go out on exhibit Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
For more information about Asha and other snow leopards, click here.
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