I’m enormously proud to be back from the Pleistocene in a big way! Some might say it’s a hulking task to represent such a hugely prestigious College, but I can’t wait to give it my colossal best. Everyone knows that I feel immense purple pride and can’t wait to lend a huge hand (or is it foot? #StompStomp) to life at Amherst. Don’t forget to look for more of me around the vast social media channels (*ahem* Snapchat *ahem*) And, remember, Amherst: Tusks Up!
To welcome the Mammoth as our new mascot, we asked members of the Amherst College community to give us their best interpretation of what a mammoth sounds like. The results are entertaining, to say the least!
On October 20, 2017, the new mammoth mascot logo will make its debut at 8 p.m. on the Valentine Quad. [
Amherst has become fascinated by all things Mammoth. Read our news stories about mammoth resurrections, mammoths in pop culture and more.
Students assembled in Beneski Museum on April 7 to draw and construct tributes to the new mascot.
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Students assembled in Beneski Museum on April 7 to draw and construct tributes to the new mascot.
At the Beneski Museum event a student drew the mammoth fondly nicknamed “Bebu,” short for Beneski Building.
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The Beneski Museum of Natural History houses this skeleton of a Columbian Mammoth.
The Beneski Museum
Students assembled in Beneski Museum on April 7 to draw and construct tributes to the new mascot.
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Students assembled in Beneski Museum on April 7 to draw and construct tributes to the new mascot.
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Get Amherst Mammoths t-shirts at the local stationery, A. J. Hastings, in downtown Amherst MA.
Pick your favorite Mammoth image for your desktop computer or smart phone!
From March 20-31, 2017, all alumni, students, faculty and staff were invited to vote on the five mascot finalists. In total, 9,295 people voted and 4,356 votes were cast in favor of the Mammoths. Read about the voting process and outcome.