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re: How many colleges can find their mascot on their campus.....
Posted on 10/2/09 at 12:30 pm to Adiossuck
Posted on 10/2/09 at 12:30 pm to Adiossuck
Lets just do the Big 10 as I think most if not all work..
Nope, not quite.
Wolverines used to live in Michigan, but no more. They are now only found in Canada and Alaska and they live only in the wildest country, far, far from civilization.
Believe it or not, I have actually seen one in the wild--as I was hiking alone in the backcountry at Jasper National Park in Alberta and an unidentifiable animal started running erratically in my direction on the trail before turning off into the forest.....I refused to believe it was actually a wolverine because they are so rarely seen, but when I got back to park headquarters, they had a stuffed wolverine on the mantel and sure enough, they told me upon my inquiry that that was indeed a wolverine on the mantel and it looked just like the one I had seen.
Also, there are no mountain lions left in the eastern United States--they, unfortunately, were all hunted out and their habitat destroyed before they were protected, so the "Nittany Lion" is extinct. There are still about 80 Florida panthers in the Everglades and Big Cypress--and they are the same species as the cougar--but none anywhere else east of the Rockies.......
And I doubt there are any badgers in Madison, either, since badgers, like wolverines, tend to live only in remote areas undisturbed by people....
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Northwestern Wildcats - Im sure
Minnesota Gophers - Probably could be anyones mascot.
Michigan Wolverines - Yup
Wisconsin Badgers - Yup
PSU Nittany Lions - Mountain lions from a local mountani so yes.
OSU Buckeyes - Yup
Illinois Fighting Illini - there has to be a native american somewhere around there.
Indiana Hoosiers - as said before just an Indiana native
Iowa Hawkeye - Kind of a mix breed like the Kansas Jayhawk but it kind of exist?
Purdue Boilermakers - I suppose once upon a team they were there.
MSU Spartans - Swing and a miss
Nope, not quite.
Wolverines used to live in Michigan, but no more. They are now only found in Canada and Alaska and they live only in the wildest country, far, far from civilization.
Believe it or not, I have actually seen one in the wild--as I was hiking alone in the backcountry at Jasper National Park in Alberta and an unidentifiable animal started running erratically in my direction on the trail before turning off into the forest.....I refused to believe it was actually a wolverine because they are so rarely seen, but when I got back to park headquarters, they had a stuffed wolverine on the mantel and sure enough, they told me upon my inquiry that that was indeed a wolverine on the mantel and it looked just like the one I had seen.
Also, there are no mountain lions left in the eastern United States--they, unfortunately, were all hunted out and their habitat destroyed before they were protected, so the "Nittany Lion" is extinct. There are still about 80 Florida panthers in the Everglades and Big Cypress--and they are the same species as the cougar--but none anywhere else east of the Rockies.......
And I doubt there are any badgers in Madison, either, since badgers, like wolverines, tend to live only in remote areas undisturbed by people....
This post was edited on 10/2/09 at 12:32 pm
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Posted on 10/2/09 at 12:33 pm to Adiossuck
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I always assumed schools just used the term Wildcats when referring to Bobcats but are the same animal (like cougars and mountain lions). I know my old high school had stuffed bobcats in the front office but we were known as the Wildcats. It would make more sense as Bobcats live in most of North America and there are countless schools with the Wildcat mascot name.
Correct. The term "wildcat" as used by schools as mascots undoubtedly is a generic term used to describe any wild cat, especially bobcats.....why would they choose an Old World animal as their mascots?
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:09 pm to NJReb
There are still about 80 Florida panthers in the Everglades and Big Cypress--and they are the same species as the cougar--but none anywhere else east of the Rockies..
Incorrect
I have seen mountain lion tracks in South Arkansas and there have been numerous sightings of mountain lions throughout Texas and Southeast region.
Incorrect
I have seen mountain lion tracks in South Arkansas and there have been numerous sightings of mountain lions throughout Texas and Southeast region.
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:13 pm to theenemy
yeah, i don't think there's any difference between a mountain lion and a florida panther (same big cat). and florida panthers are all over the state, not just in the everglades.
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:18 pm to theenemy
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Incorrect
I have seen mountain lion tracks in South Arkansas and there have been numerous sightings of mountain lions throughout Texas and Southeast region.
You know, I have an elderly aunt who lives in a rural area on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and she swears on her life that she has heard a panther in her backyard several times over the years.
There are, in fact, mountain lions in the mountains of west Texas, near the Mexican border (Big Bend National Park, etc.) but no CONFIRMED sightings anywhere else east of the Mississippi outside of South Florida--at least according to the government and wildlife organizations that I am familiar with.....
I hope you are right, though. I would love for cougars to re-populate the East in areas where they could thrive. That would be cool.
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:23 pm to NJReb
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but no CONFIRMED sightings anywhere else east of the Mississippi outside of South Florida--at least according to the government and wildlife organizations that I am familiar with.....
That would be incorrect. I know several State Wildlife officials here in Jefferson and surrounding Counties and they have stated they know of 3 separate ones in the surrounding counties here. Wildlife officials do not always disclose information if they feel it will be detrimental to the species. I have seen one picture that they captured from a trail timer from a county bordering Jeff Co. here about 4 years ago.
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:28 pm to Alahunter
The thing about large cats ,cougars/panthers specifically, is they are nocturnal in nature and extremely elusive. They tend to live in wilderness areas rarely crossed by people. Even in areas we know have large populations they are almost impossible to catch a glimpse of let alone film. I would be willing to bet that most states across the southeast have a small cougar population.
This post was edited on 10/2/09 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:31 pm to TouchdownTN
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cougar population
There are tons of these lurking in Ft. Lauderdale and most have been enhanced and wear Prada.
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:32 pm to flawdaboy
Mountain lions, cougars, and florida panthers are all the same species.
Also many people think "panthers" are black, this is incorrect. People have mistakenly identified them as being black due to seeing them in low light situations.
Also many people think "panthers" are black, this is incorrect. People have mistakenly identified them as being black due to seeing them in low light situations.
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:33 pm to theenemy
The florida panther is not black at all.
Who said they are black? :thatsracist:
Who said they are black? :thatsracist:
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:35 pm to theenemy
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Mountain lions, cougars, and florida panthers are all the same species.
Also many people think "panthers" are black, this is incorrect. People have mistakenly identified them as being black due to seeing them in low light situations.
Correct, Jaguars and leopards are the only large cats that can be black, but it is still very rare.
This post was edited on 10/2/09 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:38 pm to TouchdownTN
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Correct, Jaguars are the only large cats that can be black, but it is still very rare.
I saw a black jaguar in a zoo once and it was gorgeous.
I have only seen two in the wild, though--both in the Pantanal region of Brazil--and they were both spotted. Only got a glimpse because they run when they see people, like virtually all American cats do.
Posted on 10/2/09 at 1:52 pm to NJReb
NJreb,
The cougar's official "range" is from western canada to the tip of South America and florida. Its range borders Louisiana. The cougar is one of the most wide ranging big cats in the world and will travel 100s of miles in its lifetime in search of mates and food. Typically Cougars in texas will bleed over into Louisiana and arkansas. The Florida species will travel into Georgia, Bama and mississippi. States outside their normal ranges have cougars in them they just do not have a viable breeding population.
The cougar's official "range" is from western canada to the tip of South America and florida. Its range borders Louisiana. The cougar is one of the most wide ranging big cats in the world and will travel 100s of miles in its lifetime in search of mates and food. Typically Cougars in texas will bleed over into Louisiana and arkansas. The Florida species will travel into Georgia, Bama and mississippi. States outside their normal ranges have cougars in them they just do not have a viable breeding population.
This post was edited on 10/2/09 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 10/5/09 at 8:46 am to theenemy
I have heard people in MS that claim to have seen them.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 8:56 am to theenemy
quote:Mountain lion = cougar = puma. All the same names for the same species. The Florida panther was a genetially distinct subspecies - just like the key deer is a distinct subspecies of the whitetail.
Mountain lions, cougars, and florida panthers are all the same species.
However, when the population of Florida panthers dropped to critical levels, the species was crossbred with western stock which changed the genetic makeup. There are very few, if any, true geneticly pure Florida panthers still alive. What we have now is a population of hybrids or transplants.
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