Jonathan the Husky is the mascot

Mascot

The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...

 of the University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

. All UConn huskies are named Jonathan in honor of Jonathan Trumbull

Jonathan Trumbull

Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. was one of the few Americans who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state...

, the last colonial and first state Governor of Connecticut. There are two versions of Jonathan: the costumed version and the canine version.

All but the first real husky

Husky

Husky is a general name for a type of dog originally used to pull sleds in northern regions, differentiated from other sled dog types by their fast hard pulling style...

 mascot, a brown and white dog, have been solid white with one brown eye and one blue eye

Heterochromia

In anatomy, heterochromia refers to a difference in coloration, usually of the iris but also of hair or skin. Heterochromia is a result of the relative excess or lack of melanin...

. The current Jonathan is Jonathan XIII; he is often seen greeting fans and eating dog biscuit

Dog biscuit

A dog biscuit is a hard biscuit-based dietary supplement for dogs or other canine, similar to human snack food.Dog biscuits tend to be hard and dry. Dog biscuits may be sold in a flat bone-shape...

s at sporting events. Jonathan is one of the few university mascots in the nation to have been selected by students via a popular poll (in 1933).

The co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega

Alpha Phi Omega

Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...

 has helped to care for the canine Jonathan since the 1970s.

Jonathan's likenesses

• In 1995 a statue of Jonathan by Larry Waisele was at the Wolff Family Park outside of Gampel Pavilion.
• In 2010, Jonathan's image was made into a corn maze
  Corn maze
  A corn maze or maize maze is a maze cut out of a corn field. They have become popular tourist attractions in North America, and a way for farms to create tourist income. Many are based on artistic designs such as characters from movies. Corn mazes appear in many different designs. Some mazes are...
  
   at Lyman Orchards farm in Middlefield, Connecticut
  Middlefield, Connecticut
  Middlefield is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,203 at the 2000 census. The town includes the village of Rockfall-History:...
  
  

External links

• Jonathan Speaks: Daily Campus Interview