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March is Rhino Naming Madness at Zoo Atlanta!

The first of four rounds of voting will begin on Wednesday March 20th, at 1 p.m. EST.

By Kimberly Wright - Publisher of Decatur Macaroni KID and East Atlanta Macaroni KID March 21, 2024

HELP SELECT THE AMAZING VICTOR OF OUR RHINO NAMING MADNESS BRACKET!

Thursday. March 7th through Thursday, April 11th

It all started with a Christmas Eve delivery of baby Rhino. Kiazi, the southern white rhino, gave birth to a special Christmas Eve delivery on December 24, 2023 and she needs a winning name. Zoo Atlanta wants to have fun with it and what better way to decide than a Sweet 16 bracket since it is March after all. Oh yeah!


The brackets will work like this.

Brackets and the first round of voting launched on Wednesday, March 20th, to be followed by three more rounds of voting. The winning name will be announced on Thursday, April 11th. Vote here. 

How to keep tabs on the brackets in real-time. 

Follow along on Zoo Atlanta's social channels of FacebookInstagramX, YouTubeTikTok, and LinkedIn for real-time updates and other fun ways to participate, and peek into the rhino building to check out the brackets. 


Important dates:

  • Tuesday, March 20th: Brackets launch, and Round 1 of voting opens at 1 p.m. EST (ends Tuesday, March 26 at 11:59 p.m. EST)
  • Wednesday, March 27th: Round 2 of voting opens at 1 p.m. EST (ends Tuesday, April 2 at 11:59 p.m. EST)
  • Wednesday, April 3rd: Round 3 of voting opens at 1 p.m. EST (ends Sunday, April 7 at 11:59 p.m. EST)
  • Monday, April 8th: Final round of voting opens at 1 p.m. EST (ends Wednesday, April 10 at 11:59 p.m. EST)
  • Thursday, April 11: Name is announced – stay tuned!
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This is so exciting! Stay tuned for this goodness. 

Kimberly~