ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It is Election Day, but it's also an important day for another vote. Tuesday is the last day to vote for a name for the ABQ BioPark's three-week-old baby hippo. More than 17,000 people have voted, and so far, the two names leading the polls are Magdalena and Maisy. The other two you can vote for are Pearl and Chama.

Voting closes at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and the winning name will be announced on Wednesday. The ABQ BioPark shared a photo saying that after positive reinforcement and snacks, the baby hippo got onto the scale on her own. They also shared her first official weight, 127.9 pounds.

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