The Greenville Zoo welcomed two adorable ocelot kittens in August, and only now are the babies being named. The honor went to a little girl, whose favorite animal happens to be the ocelot!
Little Emmie Mae of Simpsonville, South Carolina, got the rights to name the two kittens, both girls, after her mother bought the rights at an auction. And her mother says that it was no easy feat. She and Emmie Mae's grandmother outbid one another in the last three minutes of the auction without realizing it. But she says that the trouble was well worth it if if put a smile on her daughter's face — she has never been happier with a present!
But it's what the little girl named the kittens that really pulled at our heartstrings. She named one after herself, but the other she named "Christina," after her dad, Chris, who passed away when she was 3 years old.
"It's fun because I can watch everybody and it's like I'm watching my family sitting there together," she said.
Christina is also what her grandmother calls her when her behavior bears resemblance to her father's.
Hopefully, Emmie Mae will be able to visit the ocelots for many years to come!
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