LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A young elephant calf born this summer at a Kentucky zoo has just about everything he needs, except a name.
But he’s a step closer to getting one. The Louisville Zoo has announced three finalists: Fitz, Rocket and Walt.
A Monday zoo statement says that more than 15,000 names were submitted for the calf born Aug. 2.
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Kristin Hays of Prospect submitted “Fitz” after her great-grandfather, who loved elephants. Tatyana Malkin’s 9-year-old daughter, Sofia, asked her to submit “Rocket” to go with the zoo’s recently named bongo, “Groot,” both from the movie “Guardians of the Galaxy”; and Taylor Barr of Meade County submitted “Walt” after Walt Disney.
Zoo visitors can drop coins or bills in a kiosk to vote at the zoo, or vote online with credit card donations.
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