{"id":4127,"date":"2010-05-14T17:25:41","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T22:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:14:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T17:14:03","slug":"geo-oddity-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/geo-oddity-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote For a Geo-Oddity Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>THE POLLS HAVE CLOSED. WE LOST. CHASKA WON<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular reader &#8220;Craig&#8221; commented on my recent post, <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4116\">Geo-Oddities Go Hollywood<\/a>. He was wondering if I was aware that the National Zoo in Washington, DC was considering naming one of its Andean bears after a geo-oddity. I hadn&#8217;t known about it <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalzoo.si.edu\/Animals\/Amazonia\/Exhibit\/AndeanBears\/name_vote.cfm\">so I followed the link that Craig provided<\/a> and went over to the National Zoo website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It get&#8217;s even better. It&#8217;s a contest! They&#8217;ll name the bears, one male and one female, based on choices that get the most votes. One of the options for the female bear is Roraima. As the zoo explains,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This is a popular female name in Venezuela in honor of the beautiful Mount Roraima in the Amazon region. The mountain includes the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s right, we have the chance to name a bear after an international tripoint. However you need to move quickly because the polls remain open only through <b>May 17, 2010.<\/b> I voted once from my office and once from home. I hope some of you are able to do the same. The interface is a little odd. First click on the name, which will turn the text red, and then click on the &#8220;Vote Now&#8221; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I promised in my response that if Roraima wins I will get to the zoo as soon as I can and take some photos. I stand by that offer. I&#8217;ll definitely be running down there if it happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalzoo.si.edu\/Animals\/Amazonia\/Exhibit\/AndeanBears\/name_vote.cfm\">Check it out<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE POLLS HAVE CLOSED. WE LOST. CHASKA WON Regular reader &#8220;Craig&#8221; commented on my recent post, Geo-Oddities Go Hollywood. He was wondering if I was aware that the National Zoo in Washington, DC was considering naming one of its Andean bears after a geo-oddity. 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