Voting for the National Zoo’s Name the Baby Anteater contest ended on Aug. 26, but we now finally have an official name for the long-nosed bundle of joy: Aurora. The female name beat out the other choices by a healthy margin of votes (1,600 vs. 1,200 for Isabel and 1,100 for Pilar), and now that zoo officials have finally determined the anteater’s gender, the winner of the boy’s name contest is moot (though we did rather like Cyrano as an option — next time?).
Aurora and her mother Maripi are accepting visits from the public from 8:30 to 11 a.m. daily — and we have to say, the DCist Photo pool is decidedly lacking in adorable baby anteater pics. If you photogs are arguing that those visiting hours conflict with your real jobs or something, may we suggest that you spend some time getting your priorities straight. We’re talking about baby animals here, after all.