The University of Colorado’s live buffalo Ralphie VI is retiring as the Buffaloes’ college football mascot after four years, the school announced.

Ralphie VI, nicknamed “Ember,” will transition to a companion buffalo role living on a ranch with Ralphie V rather than leading Colorado’s football team onto the field prior to home games at Folsom Field, according to a news release .

The decision was made in Ember’s best interest due to her “indifference to running” and disposition “to focus on relaxing strolls on the pasture,” the school said in the release.

Colorado’s Ralphie Live Mascot program features a live buffalo mascot named Ralphie handled by a team of varsity student-athletes called Ralphie Handlers. The tradition dates to 1966 and is funded exclusively though fan donations, a

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