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Watch: Colorado’s mascot managed to stand perfectly still for a mannequin challenge

The mannequin challenge is so much better with an enormous animal. 
Watch: Colorado’s mascot managed to stand perfectly still for a mannequin challenge
Watch: Colorado’s mascot managed to stand perfectly still for a mannequin challenge

All you really need to do to pull off the mannequin challenge is stand still, which isn’t that hard if you’re a person. But what if you’re a thousand-pound animal?

Colorado decided to try its hand at the latest social media craze and get the school’s mascot, Ralphie the Buffalo, involved in the fun. Ralphie’s trainers must be pretty good at their jobs, because the big beast didn’t even move a muscle. 

Watch: LeBron, Cavs and Michelle Obama do the Mannequin Challenge

Buffaloes actually stand still all the time—it’s the self-control to not eat all that delicious grass that’s really impressive. 

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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).