Record number of entries for Name the Chick competition
We've already had a record number of entries, but you best make sure you don't miss out on your chance to enter.
The Name the Chick competition has only been running for a week, and we have already received more than 140 entries – a record that begs to be broken.
The Northsider launched the second Name the Chick competition in association with the Black Eagle Project Roodekrans (BEPR) on Thursday, 16 August, with the aim of naming the newest addition to the Black Eagle family.
The resident pair in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden at the moment, Makatsa and Thulane, hatched their chick on 16 June.
The pair came together last year after Thulane’s previous mate, Emoyeni, mysteriously disappeared and Makatsa swooped in to take her place. Their first mating season yielded Ayanda, meaning ‘newest addition to the family’. Their second mating season faced the threat of postponement when their nest was washed away in March. But, the resilient pair hastily rebuilt and just in time for mating season had a new nest where the first egg was laid in May. The egg hatched on 16 June, and now at 68 days old, the eaglet needs a name.
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The Name the Chick competition is running until 14 September, and gives you the chance to win a R500 Spar voucher, a R200 voucher for the Eagle’s Fare Restaurant in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, as well as a two-night midweek stay for two people at the Fairway, one of the Guvon Hotel and Spa establishments.
You can enter the competition by following two simple steps:
Step 1: Enter your details and answers into the form at the end of this article.
Step 2: ‘Like’ the Roodepoort Northsider’s Facebook page, share the article, and tag four friends in the comments section to see who can come up with the best name.
Please note that if you work for or are affiliated with the South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Black Eagle Project Roodekrans, the Proteadal Conservation Association, Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Association, the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, or with Caxton and the CTP Group Limited, you are not permitted to enter the competition. The competition will run until 14 September.
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