 The newest addition to the Colorado mascot family is Ralphie V. Like Ralphie IV, Ralphie V was donated to Colorado from a Ted Turner buffalo ranch. She was born in October 2006 on the Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico. As the darkest calf in the herd, she was named "Blackout" by ranch hands. Ralphie Program Directors Benny Frei and Kevin Priola worked with Barney Coppedge, the Bison Manager at Vermejo Park Ranch, to bring Ralphie V to Colorado. Frei continues to house Ralphie V.
