Puma cubs born at Shanghai Zoo get names

Source: Xinhua| 2021-02-21 14:57:28|Editor: huaxia

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows puma "Leiwa" and his mother in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Three puma cubs were born at Shanghai Zoo in September 2020. The zoo named them "Huowa", "Leiwa" and "Xiwang".

The two male pumas were named "Huowa" and "Leiwa" to commemorate Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital, which were swiftly built in central China's Wuhan for treating COVID-19 patients. The female cub was born weak but later recovered, so it was named "Xiwang", which means hope in Chinese.

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows puma "Huowa" in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows puma "Huowa" in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows puma "Leiwa" and his mother in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows puma "Leiwa" and his mother in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows the puma family in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows puma "Huowa" in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows puma "Huowa" in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2021 shows puma "Xiwang" in Shanghai Zoo, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

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