Overview

• Voting is open now through Wednesday on Brookfield Zoo’s Instagram, Facebook and X pages.
• The four choices are Bubblegum, Mochi, Poseidon and Sir Mix-A-Lotl.
• The axolotl was confiscated this spring by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers at O’Hare International Airport before its transfer to the zoo.
• Now housed at The Living Coast exhibit in Brookfield, the animal is reported to be thriving.
• Zoo staff describe axolotls as critically endangered and note their regenerative abilities and rising popularity, including appearances in Minecraft.