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The Cincinnati Zoo's new baby bearcat now has a name.Also know as a binturong, the new bearcat baby has been named Lucille.Lucille will grow up to be the future mascot for the University of Cincinnati. Guests can stop by and visit Lucille in the children’s zoo, officials said. When Lucille gets older, she will attend some of the UC games as an animal ambassador and will get to educate fans about her species.Lucille was born at the Nashville Zoo in Tennessee. She arrived in Cincinnati last month and will live alongside Lucy the Bearcat in Cincinnati. Lucy was the live representation of the university's mascot since 2008, but retired from public life earlier this year."The decision for Lucy to retire from doing appearances was made when Lucy's primary caregiver noticed a change in her usual enthusiasm for getting out and going places," zoo officials said.In her retirement, zoo officials said Lucy will spend more time eating her favorite foods -- like grapes, bananas and blackberries -- and enjoying her newly expanded indoor-outdoor habitat."Our students and fans loved Lucy and were sad to see her retire from being the school's live mascot earlier this year," said UC Director of Athletics Mike Bohn."We're thrilled that the Association of Zoos and Aquariums was able to identify a young bearcat from the zoo population that is well-suited to continue the live mascot program that UC and the zoo started 35 years ago."The bearcat was already catching the attention of visitors."She's very cute and adorable," visitor Jennifer Greening said. "I can't wait to see her get older and bigger."The new bearcat is a subspecies known as a Palawan binturong, which is native to an island with that name in the Philippines.