North Carolina Zoo reveals names of baby sand cats

Saturday, July 8, 2023
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- After a vote in June, the North Carolina Zoo revealed the names of three new sand kittens Friday.

The zoo made the announcement on social media along with a photo of the sand kitten triplets and their mother.
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"We would like to introduce Amira (Arabic name meaning "princess"), Cleo (for Cleopatra, iconic Queen of Egypt) for the two female kittens, and Jabari (Arabic name meaning "brave/fearless") for the male kitten!"

According to zoo officials, there were more than 15,000 votes submitted for the kitten's names.

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