Mascots have been an important part of the Paralympic Games and help spread the joy and excitement of Para sports. Ever since the first mascots – a pair of squirrels – were introduced at Arnhem 1980, ...

Squirrels were the perfect mascots for the Arnhem 1980 Games because they were commonly found near the National Sports Centre Papendal, which staged some of the competition. Squirrels get many hard ...

CSUN’s very own baseball team has an unofficial, and unusual energetic mascot. His name is Pal, the dachshund dog. Pal “Dachshund dog”, on the baseball field looking for squirrels to chase off the ...

Tyler residents theorize what happened to Shorty the Squirrel. Some speculate the city’s furry mascot was electrocuted or hit by a car, while others believe he “woke up dead” one day.