ATLANTA, GA -- The new giant panda cubs at the Atlanta zoo now have names.
Zoo Atlanta announced that the twin cubs' names are Ya Lun (yah-loon) and Xi Lun (shee-loon). The names were revealed at a naming celebration Monday, their 100th day of life, in accordance with Chinese tradition.
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The zoo says Ya means elegant and Xi means happy. Lun is a reference to the cubs' mother, Lun Lun.
The zoo offered online voting to let the public choose among seven sets of names supplied by a panda conservation center in Chengdu, China. Voting ran from Nov. 21 through Dec. 4, and more than 23,400 votes were recorded.
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The cubs are expected to make their public debut in the coming weeks.