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Mike VII is an eight-year-old tiger. Per the "Mike the Tiger" website, Mike VII was born on Sept. 13, 2016, and he was first introduced to the LSU community in August 2017.

That's as in Mike I, the first live tiger that served as LSU's mascot between 1936 and 1956. The Bengal cub originally was called Sheik at his birth in 1934.

The current Mike — Mike VII — took over in 2017 following the death of his predecessor, and he resides in a $3.7 million habitat adjacent to Tiger Stadium which was constructed in 2005.

The original Mike, acquired in 1936, cost $750, funded by LSU students' contributions. Know more on Mike The Tiger on Sportskeeda.

A live tiger, later nicknamed Mike, first arrived at LSU in 1936. What started as a group fundraiser turned into a decades-long game day tradition until veterinarians retired the practice for Mike ...

Mike the Tiger playing in the snow on Tuesday, January 21. 9News Now. 9News Now 7AM - Wednesday, July 9. Updated: 2 hours ago. Latest weather forecast and news headlines. News Video.

The last Mike the Tiger was scheduled to do so was Mike VI in 2015 for LSU-McNeese, a game that did not happen because of weather. LSU put an end to parading a live tiger inside the football ...

Mike II, LSU's second live tiger mascot, came to the university in 1956. According to mikethetiger.com , he was the second Mike II, the first having died after only a month at LSU. Mike II died in ...