Since 1972, the athletic teams of Scottsdale (Arizona) Community College have been known as the Artichokes, a name selected by the student body as a protest against spending money on student athletics.

The Pomona-Pitzer (California) team name is the Sage Hens.

At Connecticut College, they are the Camels.

The University of California at Irvine's mascot is the Anteater.

And at the University of California at Santa Cruz, sports teams are known as the Banana Slugs.