According to the zoo's website, the wild, female polar bear is living with her two cubs in the Western Hudson Bay area of Canada.
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The zoo said that the names to vote on were chosen by zookeepers and are a collection of Inuit and Native American names and North Carolina themes.
The options are:
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- Yura- Inuit for 'one who is beautiful'
- Sakari- An Inuit word for "sweet'
- Carolina- for our home state
- Tapeesa- Inuit for 'Arctic flower'
- Hope- for hope for the polar bears' future
Voting will begin at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14 and closes Monday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. Click here to vote.
The winning name will be announced Tuesday, Nov. 20.