Tom the tiger
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TOM II (commonly referred to as Tom the tiger) is the living Bengal Tiger mascot of the University of Memphis. He is currently housed at Nixon Farms in Collierville, Tennessee and is cared for by the football booster club, the Highland Hundred.
The Highland Hundred's Tennessee exotic animal license expires in 2006 and the club has been making preparations to move TOM II to a new enclosure in an undisclosed location in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The new facility will increase the comfort, security, and solitude of TOM II, and will decrease travel time to the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, the site of the Memphis Tigers football games.