Penguin 337 up for a new name, public asked for input

Heather Tooley

Portland Pop Culture Examiner

 

Penguin 337, the penguin that escaped his aquarium home in Tokyo, Japan, will get a new name. Tokyo Sea Life Park is asking the public for input on what name to give number 337. The contest is for aquarium visitors to make submissions.

“We decided to give him a pet name by soliciting ideas and their reasons from visitors,” aquarium official, Takashi Sugino said. “This is a special treatment to express our gratitude to the public for providing information on the bird, and also for cooperating with us by listening to our call not to try to capture him.”

Penguin 337 was captured after he managed to get by aquarium staff a few months ago by scaling a rock and climbing over a barbed wire fence -- even evading Japan's Coast Guard. He was gone for 82 days before he was found again by the coast guard and alert citizens.

Submissions for the penguin's name began June 15 and will last until July 1. The aquarium director, vice director, and keepers will be the ones who choose the best name for number 337.
What name would you give Penguin 337?

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