Heliana, a Malayan sun bear at the El Paso Zoo, ventured a guess at the winner of Monday’s Sun Bowl between Pitt and Stanford during a ceremony of sorts on Sunday afternoon.
At 2:45 p.m. ET, the bear chose between two piñatas stuffed with peanuts, watermelon, Cheerios, and dried fruit. One was a replica of Pitt mascot Roc, and the other was made in the image of Stanford’s tree mascot. In the end, Heliana picked Pitt to win, shredding the panther piñata and sending stuffing flying.
Time for Heliana the Sun Bear of the El Paso Zoo to pick the winner between Pitt and Stanford.