A new special habitat was created for Mike The Tiger in 2005. During the time of Mike V, the University worked on a luxurious 15,000-square-foot environment that cost $3.7 Million at the time.

Chances are, adults roaming the spaces between the LSU Museum of Natural Science's dioramas began making Mike roar when they were kids. That's as in Mike I, the first live tiger that served as LSU ...

Mike V, LSU's fifth live tiger mascot, came to the university in 1990 and died in 2007. The urn containing his cremated remains is on exhibit in the Andonie Sports Museum at LSU.

The habitat was built in 2005 and cost $3.7 million as "Mike the Tiger" received a home on the college campus. Per the mascot's website, the habitat was built with a 15,000-square-foot environment ...

LSU's Mike has traditionally been a Bengal Tiger. The current Mike VII and the previous two Mikes were, however, mixed-breeds where the current tiger is a Bengal-Siberian mix.

Mike's caretakers are two LSU veterinarian students who hold their roles for two years, Guttner said. They pick up the tiger's habitat twice a day, seven days a week, when Mike is safely inside ...

LSU’s Live Tiger Mascot, Mike VIIVisit MiketheTiger.com Visit LSU.edu/mikethetiger Watch Mike’s Habitat webcam Follow @MiketheTiger on Twitter LSU Mascot Information (Spirit Squad ...

According to the Mike the Tiger website, Mike VII, who has both Siberian and Bengal characteristics, was donated to LSU from a sanctuary in Okeechobee, Florida.

Mike VII is the only live tiger mascot in the U.S. He lives on the Baton Rouge campus in a habitat that includes a 14,000 square foot yard with two pools, grass, and other natural substrates.

Our sister station in Baton Rouge, La., WAFB, shared this video of Mike the Tiger outside in the snow. The tiger serves as the graphic image of all LSU Athletics teams.