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Visitors Vote to Name Taiwan Zoo's Serval Pair After Kemono Friends

The Wanpi World Safari Zoo in Tainan City, Taiwan let its visitors vote on what to name its new pair of serval cats and the results were just as nerdy as you'd expect. Zoo staff announced on Saturday that its male serval was named "Kabang" after the Kemono Friends character Kaban (which literally means 'bag' after the character's backpack). The female serval was named "Shǎbālǔ", a homonym for "Serval" to match.

Kemono Friends has found a home at zoos around the world thanks to named its three baby servals "Tata," "Nono," and "Xixi" (pronounced "shishi"). When combined the names form "tanoshi," Serval's catchphrase.

The ed away in October 2017.

Source: Wanpi World Safari Zoo's Facebook page via Otakomu