Why Don't the Michigan Wolverines Have a Mascot?

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Too damn funny, who would of thunk🤣

Michigan had its first two live mascots in school history named Biff and Bennie. The animals would walk around the stadium during Michigan games during the 1927 season. It wouldn’t last long, though.

In one of the least shocking developments ever, both animals were removed from the stadiums as they became too dangerous and ferocious for the players to control. There are debates about how long the mascots were brought to games, but the tradition didn’t last long.

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Similar to the story of the Southwest Iowa Godzillas.

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Living in Michigan, an irony is that there are no wolverines in the state of Michigan. For years the DNR denied there were any cougars here, despite evidence to the contrary, until one showed up on one of their cameras

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They got there’s from Alaska by way of a local zoo when they got the bright idea to have a live one.

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Uhhhhh…do you realize how aggressive wolverines are?

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Yep. Last wild wolverine sighting in Michigan was 2004.

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theirs?

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Who is DNR?

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That’s a great question!

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I’m gonna guess Department of Natural Resources.

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yes, it is.

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Not more dangerous than a cougar, though.

Last one I wrangled took half of my stuff.

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Ohio has no bearcats but Cincy has one, or at least had one when I went to a game there.

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The binturong (Arctictis binturong ) (/bɪnˈtjʊərɒŋ, ˈbɪntjʊrɒŋ/, bin-TURE-ong, BIN-ture-ong), also known as the bearcat , is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia.