My university’s mascot was a panther. And while I was on student government we tried to pass a resolution that basically said that because we were at an institute of higher learning we shouldn’t have a mascot that empirically doesn’t exist.
It didn’t get passed.
What’s funnier to me is that they changed their mascot to essentially be a mountain lion. We have absolutely zero mountains anywhere near us.
Mountain lion only describes one type of habitat cougars live in, they have the widest distribution of all the big cats and live in a variety of habitats, including the Everglades swamp in Florida, in canyons, and in areas with a lot of scrubby brush they can ambush from.
My university’s mascot was a panther. And while I was on student government we tried to pass a resolution that basically said that because we were at an institute of higher learning we shouldn’t have a mascot that empirically doesn’t exist.
It didn’t get passed.
What’s funnier to me is that they changed their mascot to essentially be a mountain lion. We have absolutely zero mountains anywhere near us.
Mountain lion only describes one type of habitat cougars live in, they have the widest distribution of all the big cats and live in a variety of habitats, including the Everglades swamp in Florida, in canyons, and in areas with a lot of scrubby brush they can ambush from.
Coney Island cougars are pretty chill if you give em a chopped cheese and a Newport