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
Tusk (mascot) for such things as sending flowers to retiring Texas mascot Bevo upon a diagnosis of cancer. Tusk V was born April 19, 2018 and announced as the next in the line to take over from Tusk IV in May 2018. Tusk V is scheduled to take over during the 2019 football season, after his father, Tusk IV, is scheduled to retire. In addition to the Tusk lineage, the live mascot tradition dates back to the 1960s and a number of hogs have represented the university through the years. In addition to their presence on the sidelines of sporting events, some