Some mascots are part of the fabric of life in the South. It's hard to miss the beaver at Buc-ee's, for instance, since his friendly face hovers over every store sign.Other mascots have been on ...

To celebrate 60 years of their beloved mascot, the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division welcomed a real-life "Rocky the Bulldog" to Fort Stewart.

Decades ago, for just a few years, drawing on the animal figuring prominently on the state seal, IU tried a bison mascot.It was introduced in 1965 and abandoned by the end of that decade.