There’s a new baby kangaroo at the Los Angeles Zoo, and visitors have a chance to name it, zoo officials said today.
Visitors to the zoo between now and April 26 can take a picture of the Western gray kangaroo and post it on Instagram or Twitter, along with a suggested name and the hashtag “#NameOurRoo.” The photo can also be uploaded to http://www.LAZooBabies.org.
The grand prize winner of the naming contest will receive a GoPro HERO4 camera, valued at $399, and a $165 family deluxe-level zoo membership. Two runner-ups will receive a $126 Family level zoo membership.
Contest rules can be found at http://www.lazoo.org/NameOurRoo.
Meanwhile, as part of its “Meet the Babies” program, the zoo will be providing visitors with activity guides mapping out its exhibits featuring baby animals, including Rosie the Hippo, a giraffe, five chimpanzees, a pair of otters, a howler monkey, a koala, a pronghorn, a sifaka and a piranha.
The baby animal activities are aimed at highlighting the zoo’s endangered and vulnerable species breeding programs, zoo officials said.
Zoo general admissions is $19 for people aged 13 to 61, $16 for people 62 or over and $14 for children aged 2 to 12. Children younger than 2 get free admission. Zoo members also get in for free.
The zoo’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and closed on Christmas Day.
