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Tar Heels family grows as mascot Rameses has two new lambs

As the North Carolina basketball team prepares for its Final Four matchup against Syracuse, the Tar Heels family got a little bigger.

The school posted a YouTube video Thursday announcing the birth of two lambs, Marvin and Ollie, fathered by Rameses, the UNC mascot.

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UNC said the "wife" of Rameses, Stella, gave birth to the new lambs in late March. The Tar Heels (32-6) are the only No. 1 seed to reach the Final Four in Houston, and will play Syracuse (23-13) on Saturday.