(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the National Aviary, Posted on Facebook on September 1st, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The National Aviary in Pittsburgh recently welcomed two new striped skunk sisters from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

These skunks do not have names yet, but the aviary is holding a naming contest so the public can suggest names for them.

Those who want to participate can do so until September 14th at 12 noon, and you can type this address below into your website browser to access the form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczE_YxKvuq-oNaRb1QiofsTCp_Wke44G3QR8i9n7SgUE0ogw/viewform

Aviary officials will review the suggestions and select six names in three sets of two for a paid voting period that starts on September 15th to determine their official monikers, which will be announced in early October.

You can vote as much as you want, but it costs $5 for five votes.

Anyone who submits a name that wins will be entered to win a private skunk painting encounter for two.