Potawatomi Zoo invites community to help name leopard cub

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Potawatomi Zoo is inviting community members to help name their endangered Amur leopard cub.

Zoo staff has provided name options: Pavel, Yuri, Ilya, and Radimir. These names all honor the Russian heritage of the Amur leopard species.

People can participate through Nov. 29 by visiting potawatomizoo.org/animal/amur-leopard and donating $5. The name that collects the most donations will be the leopard cub's permanent new name. The winner will be announced Dec. 1.

Proceeds from the naming contest will go toward Potawatomi Zoo's Conservation Fund, which contributes to programming and conservation efforts worldwide. All of the online donors will additionally be entered into a drawing to win an Amur leopard plush and two passes to the zoo.