In some Chinese families, some relatives are referred to by their birth order instead of a name, like "Number 1 Sister" or "Number 4 Brother." And this goes for baby pandas, too, as the Wolong Nature Reserve's Research and Conservation Center for Giant Panda scientists refer to the baby pandas born between July and September of 2006 as numbers 1 to 18. Eager to change this, the research center is asking the public to give these adorable cubs English names. Next thing you know, the Wolong Nature Reserve will be issuing panda plushes based on each one.
You can vote here at China Daily, where you can also see photographs and profiles of each one. It's baby panda heaven, and we know what we'll be doing all weekend.
The deadline is February 5. We've already named Number 12, pictured at top, "Basketcase," aka "Wicker," and Number 11, above, "Peek A Boo Buddy," or "Peeks" for short. Number 10 is clearly "Happy." (We feel like Flava Flav.) Three down, fifteen to go!
