on November 18, 2002, and resided on the campus in the 12,764-square-foot (1,186 m2) George H. Carroll Lion Habitat. Leo III had lived on campus with his sister, Una, who died on June 30, 2020. He died in 2024.
==== Traditional mascots ====
Leo and Una, the mascots of the University of North Alabama, are two anthropomorphic lion siblings. Leo's name is taken from the Latin word for lion, and Una is named after the common abbreviation of the university's name. Leo is described as more of a comedic character, while Una's personality leans more towards being cute. The earliest usage of UNA's character mascot (also called Leo) is in an article from the January 1949 edition of the Flor-Ala, describing him as a "cartoon" to be used in that years issue of the Diorama.
The exact date of the debut of Leo as a costume mascot is unknown, however, the earliest recorded mention was from another article of the Flor-Ala from November 6, 1961, portrayed at the time by Claude Hunt, who initiated efforts to begin a mascot program …
