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Mike the Tiger hits the big screen in 'The Mascot' Play Video
July 25, 2022 1:29 PM
BATON ROUGE - Movie production crews will once again take over parts of LSU's campus as the college serves as the backdrop for yet another film hitting the big screen. An LSU spokesperson says " The Mascot" will film on location at the college campus. It's the second... more » -
Confetti found in Mike the Tiger's habitat after graduates take photos nearby
April 21, 2021 12:33 PM
BATON ROUGE - Though confetti often adds a welcomed celebratory factor to parades, weddings, and even to graduation photos, LSU representatives are reminding the public that there are some places where the small, glittery streamers do not belong. Confetti, for example, does not belong in Mike the Tiger's habitat.... more » -
Pat Shingleton: "Weather, Babies Gender and Mascots..."
September 13, 2019 6:46 PM
Weather may be a determining factor in the gender of babies. ScienceDaily.com reported that a study conducted by BMC Evolutionary Biology provides some evidence regarding African buffalo. Researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands determined that more male buffalo babies were born during the rainy season than female babies. Animals... more » -
PETA doesn't want LSU to get another live Tiger
October 11, 2016 6:37 PM
BATON ROUGE - PETA asked LSU not to replace Mike VI with another live mascot. PETA issued a statement Tuesday afternoon. LSU announced Mike VI died Tuesday morning. Earlier this year it was revealed Mike had cancer and as early as last week, veterinarians announced the cancer had spread... more » -
Mike VI's lead cancer doctor says treatments at Cancer Center finished Play Video
June 8, 2016 10:55 PM
BATON ROUGE - Of all the patients Dr. Jonas Fontenot expected to take care of at Our Lady of the Lake Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Mike the Tiger was one he never could have imagined. Fontenot led the team at the Cancer Center when Mike VI received radiation treatment... more » -
Mike begins cancer treatments Saturday
May 28, 2016 1:30 PM
BATON ROUGE: Mike VI is back in his habitat after spending a few hours in the hospital Saturday morning. The Tiger mascot is being treated for a rare cancer at the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. Saturday's procedure was a radiation treatment simulation. Mike was sedated and multiple CT... more » -
Les Miles shares tender moment with Mike the Tiger
May 26, 2016 3:13 PM
BATON ROUGE – LSU football coach Les Miles shared a tender moment Thursday with the university's live tiger mascot, Mike VI. Miles shared a picture on his official Facebook page of him touching the glass at Mike’s habitat as the Tiger swam in his pool. “Coach Miles is... more » -
Behind the scenes: What's in store for Mike VI Play Video
May 23, 2016 10:06 PM
BATON ROUGE - LSU's mascot, Mike VI will undergo radiation treatment at Mary Bird Perkins Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center after being diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma . WBRZ got a tour in the treatment vault, where Mike the Tiger will receive radiation therapy. Doctors at... more » -
LSU will try to bring Mike VI to three home games Play Video
August 31, 2015 1:22 PM
Baton Rouge – University officials announced Monday that handlers will attempt to load LSU’s live tiger mascot, Mike VI, into his trailer for the first three home games of the 2015 football season. Despite not attending any home games in 2014, LSU President F. King Alexander said that the... more »