On Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2023 a female rhino calf was born at Zoo Atlanta to mother Kiazi and father Mumbles. In late March, the zoo announced that they would be hosting a sweet 16 bracket to name the baby.
The plan for the bracket included the first round of voting being launched on March 20 followed by three other rounds of voting. The winning name will be announced on April 11. The important dates for the vote included:
March 20: Round 1 voting and brackets open.
March 26: Round 1 voting ended at 11:59 p.m..
March 27: Round 2 voting open.
April 2: Round 2 voting ended at 11:59 p.m..
April 3: Round 3 voting opened at 1 p.m..
April 7: Round 3 voting ended at 11:59 pm.
April 8: Final round of voting opened at 1 p.m..
April 10: Final voting closes at 11:59 pm.
April 11: Winning name announced.
The starting name options announced on March 20 were Kimya, Noodles, Zawadi, Zuri, Zenzalee, Keva, Stella, Zahara, Jamala, Tamu, Asili, Adia, Injera, Cera, Phoebe and Isa.
The first round winners were Kimya, Zuri, Keva, Zahara, Tamu, Adia, Cera and Isa. The second round winners were Zuri, Zahar, Adia and Isa.
The final two names are Zuri and Isa.
Voting for the final two can be found in Zoo Atlanta’s Instagram bio or at this link.
UPDATE:
