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6/28/2012 - West Side Leader
     

By Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of the Akron Zoo

WEST AKRON — The octopus at the Akron Zoo finally has a name. After 2,200 submissions, the octopus will be named Cora, which she chose herself June 25, as shown at right.

The zoo narrowed the naming contest down to three names — Cora, Octavia and Scarlet, according to zoo officials. The three names were written on three different enrichment balls and placed inside a white container. The octopus unscrewed the lid and pulled out the ball with the name Cora on it first, declaring it the winner.

The person who submitted the winning name will receive an octopus prize pack and a behind-the-scenes tour of the zoo’s new exhibit. More than one person did submit the name, so all the names with Cora on it were placed into a drawing and one winner was chosen at random.

The zoo received more than 2,200 entries from around the United States and Canada, according to zoo officials.

     

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