Watch Conan O'Brien give UC Irvine's anteater mascot a makeover

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Conan O'Brien and Peter the Anteater.

The University of California, Irvine has an unusual mascot that was made even more strange after a visit from Conan O’Brien. On Conan, O’Brien took a trip to UCI to help improve Peter the Anteater, and was left unimpressed by his warm-up moves and poor eyesight. Thankfully, O’Brien arrived with plenty of mismatched costume pieces, and a new mascot was created that UCI is sure to embrace. You’re next, Santa Cruz Banana Slug. —Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.