Help name the Columbus Zoo's adorable polar bear cub

The new polar bear at the Columbus Zoo. — (Image credit: Facebook.com/columbuszoo)

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is asking for the public's help in naming its new polar bear cub.

The female cub was born on Nov. 6, 2015, to Aurora and Nanuq. Described as "strong willed" and "very playful," she is one of only two polar bear cubs born in human care last year, the zoo said. There are four names that voters can choose from — Desna (meaning "boss"), Nora (from her parents' names), Kaya ("little but wise") and Sakari ("sweet") — and the winning moniker will be announced Feb. 5. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.