"Help Name Fu Bao's Sibling"... Everland Launches Nationwide Contest to Name Baby Panda

The Fourth Female Giant Panda Born Last Month

Naming Contest Held for One Week Starting June 13 on YouTube, Instagram, and More

Everland, operated by the Resort Division of Samsung C&T Corporation, announced on the 13th that it will be holding a public contest to name the baby panda, following in the footsteps of Fu Bao and the twin pandas, Rui Bao and Hui Bao.

A baby panda born last month at Everland Panda World. Samsung C&T Corporation

The baby panda for which the name is being solicited was born at 10:53 a.m. on June 3 to mother Ai Bao and father Le Bao, who both reside at Everland Panda World. She is the fourth female giant panda to be born naturally in South Korea, following Fu Bao in 2020 and the twin pandas Rui Bao and Hui Bao in 2023.

Giant pandas are typically born premature, weighing only about 150g to 200g, with a low initial survival rate. For this reason, they are named once their health condition stabilizes. The baby panda, now over one month old, weighs around 1.4kg, which is more than eight times her birth weight of 171g. She is growing healthily, even starting to sleep alone away from her mother as she progresses through developmental stages.

As with Fu Bao, Rui Bao, and Hui Bao, Everland has decided to let the public participate in choosing the baby panda's name. From the 13th, for one week, the company will accept name suggestions from people nationwide via comments on its online channels, including YouTube and Instagram accounts such as Everland and BbuppaTV, as well as the Zootopia Naver Cafe. Anyone wishing to participate can freely leave their desired name and its meaning in the comments of the naming event content on each channel. The final selection method and announcement date for the baby panda’s name will be released at a later time.

Everland plans to closely monitor the baby panda’s health and adaptation process before deciding when to introduce her to the public.

Kang Cheolwon, the head zookeeper, said, "The youngest member and sixth addition to the Bao family of pandas is growing up healthy, surrounded by the love and encouragement of the public," adding, "We hope that the baby panda will be given a meaningful and fitting name as a special gift."

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