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.

Mike the Tiger sits in his habitat as Ginger Guttner, the voice of Mike the Tiger on all of his social media accounts since 2010, visits on Monday in Baton Rouge. STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL JOHNSON.

BATON ROUGE — Mike the Tiger has been a part of LSU, the school's identity and the LSU football program for eight decades. An old tradition from 1936 until as recently as 2015, the live tiger ...

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 most recent animal to appear at games with the famed mascot name "Mike the Tiger" died in 2016. He was the sixth in his line, known as Mike VI. "I’m going to tell you something.

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 ...

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.