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Denver Zoo Wants Some Help Choosing Name Of New Lion Cub

DENVER (CBS4) - The Denver Zoo wants to hear from you about what to name its new lion cub. The zoo has narrowed down the names to three:

- Meru (a mountain in Tanzania)
- Moremi (a game reserve in Botswana)
- Tatu (the Swahili word for No. 3)

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(credit: Denver Zoo)

The voting is serving as a fundraiser for the zoo. People who want to vote have to donate a dollar per vote.

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(credit: Denver Zoo)

The cub was born on July 25 to mom Neliah, 7, and dad Tobias, 3. The little one is mom's third cub.

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