Zoo Knoxville Announces Names for Their Red Wolf Pups and Bat-Eared Fox Kits
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Zoo Knoxville Announces Names for Their Red Wolf Pups and Bat-Eared Fox Kits

Posted on July 11, 2025

Knoxville, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT/WOKI) – Zoo Knoxville announcing names for some of their newest residents after asking for votes to name them.

After going through more than 700 entries, the zoo narrowed the list down to five for each species their new red wolf pups and bat-eared fox kits..

The options that were voted for were:

Red Wolf Pups

🐺 Male: Copper, Sebastian, Apollo, Cedar, Cade
🐺 Female: Hazel, Ginger, Ember, Artemis, Aspen
Bat-Eared Fox Kits

🦊 Male: Pesto, Thistle, Clover, Basil, Chester
🦊 Female: Poppy, Maple, Echo, Ivy, Daisy

Zoo Knoxville announced the winning names on Friday July 11 after more than 2,200 votes by the public.

The winning names are Copper a male wolf pup, Ember a female wolf pup, Chester a male bat-eared fox kit and Poppy a female bat-eared fox kit.

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