What Is Fu Bao's Sibling's Name?... Twin Baby Panda Name Contest

Names of a Pair and Their Meanings
Announcement Around Mid-October, When 100 Days Old

Everland, operated by Samsung C&T Resort Division, announced on the 24th that it will hold a naming contest for the twin baby pandas born last month.

The twin pandas, both females, were born on the morning of July 7 to the only giant panda couple in Korea, Lubao (male, 11 years old) and Aibao (female, 10 years old), weighing 180g and 140g respectively.

Now nearly 50 days old, under the care of their mother Aibao and the keepers, their weight has increased about tenfold to around 2kg, showing rapid growth. Pandas are born as premature infants weighing about 150g to 200g, with a low initial survival rate. Names are given around 100 days after birth when the babies' health stabilizes.

Considering the national interest in the panda family, Everland will conduct the twin naming contest in four stages both online and offline to allow many fans to participate. Starting from the 24th, the naming contest will be held on Everland’s YouTube and Instagram accounts, the YouTube channel "Malhaneun Dongmulwon PpupaTV," and the Naver Jutopia community. Participants can submit names by commenting on the naming posts, providing a pair of names for the twins along with the meanings of each name.

In the second stage, a committee composed of keepers and employees, along with the naming selection committee, will comprehensively consider the characteristics of the twin pandas, the meanings of the names, pronunciation, and duplication to shortlist 10 pairs of names from the submissions. The third stage involves an online vote on the Everland website to narrow down the candidates to 4 pairs. In the final fourth stage, the final names will be selected by combining votes from the Everland website, social media, external platforms, and on-site voting at Panda World.

Everland plans to announce the names around mid-October, when the twin baby pandas reach 100 days old. Additionally, around the time the twins are six months old and able to follow their mother Aibao, Everland will consider general public viewing after an adaptation period to the external environment.

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