Yale introduced its newest live animal mascot on Thursday, unveiling to the world the eighteenth Handsome Dan of the university's long line of Olde English Bulldog mascots.

Yale showed the world its new mascot, Handsome Dan XVIII, on Thursday. He’s a three-month-old Olde English Bulldogge who’s smaller than a football helmet and has a very cute pink nose.

The dog's name away from Yale's fields and courts was Sherman. He became the bulldog who represented the Bulldogs in 2007 and had met former Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush.

Handsome Dan XVII has big paws and a sizeable head covered with soft, short white fur. Weighing 65 lbs., this brindle and white English bulldog was recruited from Johnson City, Tennessee, in 2007 at 6 ...

NEW HAVEN >> Handsome Dan XVIII, Yale University ’s newest mascot, is no ordinary bulldog. The dog, also known as Walter, is not a member of the traditional bulldog breed at all.

While the nickname "Bulldogs" is far from a unique mascot in college athletics, the specific nickname of Yale's bulldog is one-of-a-kind: Handsome Dan. Yale is represented by a live bulldog mascot ...

Bulldogs The bulldog is one of the most popular school mascots. Some of the schools that are known as the bulldogs include Butler, the University of Georgia and Yale.

Following a long line of dogs named Handsome Dan, the current mascot, number 19, goes by Kingman (after the late Yale president of that name) when he's not on duty.

Portia leads Yale President Peter Salovey and his wife, Marta Moret, during a “Canine Kickoff” celebration of Salovey’s inauguration as Yale president on Oct. 12, 2013. Associate Dean for ...

Two current Yale students, Constantine Polychronopoulos and Coby Wagonfeld were ready for a change and decided to take matters into their own hands, starting a design and clothing brand, Crew Dog ...

The NCAA tournament boasts a variety of mascots: Hoosiers, Boilermakers, birds of all types and more. Here's a look at all of them.