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>>>>> " " == Mark Sonnier <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Sorry for the oversight. I just thought *EVERYONE* knew who Binky
> was...
> For everyone's benefit, Binky and Nuka were a pair of polar bears
> who lived at the the Alaska Zoo here in Anchorage for the past 10
> or 12 years. Binky gained his 15 minutes of fame after
> goodnaturedly grabbing a tourist who ventured into his pen for a
> close up photo. Shortly thereafter, a drunken local teen climbed
> into Binky's pool for a midnite swim only to have Binky remove the
> kid's jeans...
> This summer, both Binky and Nuka succumbed to a still mysterious
> liver parasite, indeed an ignoble demise for these proud animals.
> Letters of condolence poured in from around the state and beyond,
> and the bear's pens were opened up for a public memorial attended
> by throngs of flower- wielding children and us big kids, too.
> I keep hoping UAF will adopt Binky and Nuka as their official male
> and female mascot names. Like many, the photo of Binky with that
> Aussie gal's shoe in her mouth is indelibly etched in my mind.
> As a Nanook among Seawolves, Binky allows me an outlet to show my
> true colors without unduly irritating my coworkers :)
> So, in short, long live Binky!
In honor of Binky, I'm wearing my "Binky's Catch & Release Club"
T-shirt today. It sports a likeness of Binky with a tennis shoe
dangling from his mouth. But I do believe that it should be the
Anchorage campus that adopts Binky as their mascot.
-Alan Harder
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Go Blue!
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