Giant panda twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun are seen in this handout photo provided on Dec 12, 2016. (Photo/Agencies)
Thousands of giant panda fans from around the world have chosen the names Ya Lun and Xi Lun for the new female twins at the Atlanta zoo, officials said on Monday. Ya means "elegant," Xi means "happy," and Lun refers to the fluffy black-and-white bears' mother, Lun Lun. The names were announced on the 100th day after their Sept 3 births, in line with Chinese tradition, Zoo Atlanta said in a statement. The names were the winning combination from among seven sets supplied by the zoo's partners in China. Ya Lun and Xi Lun earned just over 11,000 of the more than 23,400 votes cast by panda fans globally from Nov 21 to Dec 4.
