The city of Aurora is inviting the public to name a baby elk that was born in early June at Aurora’s Phillips Park Zoo.
At 3:30 p.m. June 6, the baby elk was born to its mother, Aashi, at the zoo, according to a press release from the city. Aashi is about 10 years old and joined the zoo’s elk herd in April, officials said.
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The city is inviting the public to vote on the name for the baby elk at https://yourvoice.aurora.il.us/BabyElk. Voting will run through Tuesday, June 30, with the top vote-getter serving as the baby elk’s name, according to the release.
Voters will have the opportunity to choose from names put together by the city’s zoo staff: Chet, Barry, Benji, Kiran and Asher.
Those interested in seeing the new baby elk can visit Phillips Park Zoo, at 1000 Ray Moses Drive, on Thursdays through Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on Aurora’s Phillips Park Zoo, go to https://zoo.aurora.il.us.