The Dehiwala Zoological Gardens has called on the public to suggest names for two lion cubs at the zoo.

According to Veterinarian Deepika Sonnadara, attached to the Zoo, the public visiting the zoo will be provided with an opportunity to suggest names for the two cubs. 

The names could be dropped into a box placed at the zoo for this purpose, after which the names will be decided based on a lottery draw.

Born on 24 December 2025 to a lion and a lioness at the Dehiwala Zoo, the cubs are seven and a half months old. 

The young cubs are a male and a female, yet to be named. (Newswire)

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Elon Musk bizarrely changed his X profile name to “Kekius Maximus” on Tuesday — sparking a flood of questions from supporters and critics alike.

The world’s richest man, who boasts nearly 210 million followers on the platform he has owned since 2022, also switched up his profile avatar to feature an image of the popular Pepe the Frog character clad in gladiator-like armor.

Musk, a confidant of President-elect Donald Trump, has yet to offer a full explanation for his sudden name change.

But there are a few hints.

Elon watchers online have suggested that the new moniker is a bizarre combination of Pepe the Frog and Russell Crowe’s character, Maximus Decimus Meridius, in the 2000 blockbuster “Gladiator.”

Musk’s new profile image shows Pepe the Frog clad in golden armor while holding a video game controller.

Pepe, which started off as simply a cartoon in the “Boy’s Club” comic series, allegedly became associated online with white supremacists and the alt-right during the 2016 presidential election.

The Anti-Defamation League dubbed the character a hate symbol and described it as the “Alt Right’s favorite meme.”

However, Musk and many others who are chronically online have always rejected those claims.

A link to gaming?

The Tesla founder teased his handle change in a post on X on Tuesday, writing: “Kekius Maximus will soon reach level 80 in hardcore PoE.”

PoE is an apparent reference to the popular “Path of Exile 2” video game, which Musk is known to play.

Connection to cryptocurrency?

Kekius Maximus is also the name of a “memecoin” — a cryptocurrency based on a popular online meme.

Musk has previously caused massive ripple effects in the crypto market with his social media antics — notably with the dogecoin.

In the wake of Musk’s handle change, the Kekius Maximus crypto’s value soared by more than 900% as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the CoinGecko site.

It wasn’t immediately clear, though, if Musk — who has previously shown support for memecoins — has anything to do with Kekius Maximus specifically.

Speculation of a burner account

Many have speculated online, too, that Musk’s motive is rooted in claims that he is running a burner super-fan account.

Internet sleuths have been suggesting that the Space X CEO is behind an account — operating under the name Adrian Dittmann — that heaps praise on him.

Musk has denied being Dittmann — and mocked people who claimed he’s operating the alt account.

Deepening the mystery, Dittmann appears to be a character who operates only on X — there is almost no evidence of a person with that name operating outside the social media platform.

Musk added fuel to the fire by retweeting a post from the Dittmann account on Tuesday that mentioned the Kekius Maximus saga.

“Imagine you’re a journalist writing about Elon on X and it goes: ‘Elon Musk, aka Kekius Maximus, on X…,’” the Dittmann post read. (NY Post)

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The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, called on the state to rename the lioness named ‘Sita’ and a lion named ‘Akbar’ and asked who had given this name, causing controversy.

The court was hearing a petition by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to change the name of the lioness, Live Law reported.

The court asked the state government’s lawyer whether he would name his pet after a Hindu God, or Muslim Prophet, or freedom fighter or a Nobel laureate.

“These are the uncontroversial names. Will you name a lion after a Hindu deity, a Muslim prophet, or Christian god, or freedom fighter, or a Nobel laureate? Generally, anyone who is revered or respected by the people of our country?” the bench orally remarked.

A single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya had earlier directed the State counsel to obtain instructions on whether the pair of lions brought in from Tripura Zoo were named ‘Akbar’ and ‘Sita’ by the West Bengal Zoo authorities.

Justice Bhattacharya orally expressed strong views on the ‘controversial names’ given to the pair of animals.

He remarked, “Who has given this name? Causing controversy? I was thinking whether any animal can be given a name after a god, mythological hero, freedom fighter, or Nobel laureate. You are a welfare state and it is a secular state. Why should you draw controversy by naming a lion after Sita and Akbar?”

The judge said that this controversy could be avoided. He further stated that Sita and even naming a lion ‘Akbar’ is not good. Praising Akbar, Bhattacharya said if the naming was already done, the state authority should shun it and avoid it. West Bengal should have challenged the names given, as per the Live Law. (Times of India)

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