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RE: #goacc - NC State's live mascot is not really a... (LINK)
(08-28-2015 07:42 AM)ecuacc4ever Wrote:  Not really a 'wolf'

This article from the NY Times explains the history of the NC State live mascot and its struggles to secure a real "wolf".

Quote:That did not stop North Carolina State from trying. Fans and students sold 25-cent shares and collected enough money to buy yet another timber wolf in 1966. This time, it worked out for a while. Lobo III was comfortable around people and used to delight fans by howling on the sideline. He was the perfect fit. Or so it seemed.

One day, a zoology professor took a closer look. It turned out that Lobo III was a coyote.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/spo...&referrer=

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