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North Alabama's lion mascot Una dies on campus

Alabama Public Radio | By Associated Press
Published July 1, 2020 at 4:27 PM CDT
The University of North Alabama is starting its fall break a day early because of a campus death threat.
University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is starting its fall break a day early because of a campus death threat.

 

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — The University of North Alabama says its 17-year-old lion mascot Una has died on campus after a brief illness. 

A veterinarian who cared for Una and her brother, Leo III, says Una died with Leo and caregivers at her side. Officials say the two lions had lived in a campus habitat since 2003.

Una was born in New Hampshire in 2002.

A university statement said a memorial would be planned later this year.
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