Zakumi Zakumi Zakumi the Leopard was the Official Mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is a cheerful, sporty anthropomorphized leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September 2008. His name comes from "ZA", the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in several African languages, referencing the year 2010. Za is a code for South Africa and kumi means ten in many African languages so it signifies South Africa 2010. Zakumi the leopard's birth date coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa. The group A match
Bully (mascot) to serve as the official mascot of Mississippi State University. His formal name is "Cristil’s Golden Prince" named in honor of the long-time radio voice Jack Cristil. Jak was sired by "Champ" (Bully XX) in October 2014. He took over for Champ on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Maroon and White spring football game. The first costumed mascot appeared at Mississippi State during the 1964-1965 school year. By 1971, a more professional costume was created and the character was, like the live bulldog, called "Bully." Throughout the early 1970s, Bully was a white bulldog with a brindled patch around