The Baby Rhino At The Buffalo Zoo Has A Name

The Buffalo Zoo was blessed with a baby rhino in June and up until now, he has gone unnamed. But as of today, he's got a name.

They opened up voting to the public to name him and after thousands of votes, it's official. According to WIVB, the new rhino's name is Mohan!

Mohan was one of four choices that people could vote for. It means “fascinating, charming and enchanting.”

Howie, was a nod to Joe Hauser, Buffalo Zoo Assistant General Curator, who has been instrumental in moving the Buffalo Zoo rhino program forward, resulting in two successful births as a result of artificial insemination.

Raj, short for Rajesh, which means “king.”

And the last choice was Ollie, as a nod to Ed Oliver, the Buffalo Bills first round draft pick.

Mohan took around 44% of the 21,426 votes.

At this point, we still haven't seen little Mohan. He's been under observation from the zoo veterinarians. No word yet on when we will be able to see him.

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