Air Force's falcon mascot reportedly kidnapped and injured in pre-game prank

Aurora reportedly stolen by West Point cadets before gameAir Force and Army played college football game this weekendAir Force's mascot, a 22-year-old white gyrfalcon name Aurora, may have to be euthanized after she was kidnapped in a prank by West Point cadets in the run-up to a college football game this weekend. Troy Garnhart, the associate athletic director for communications at the Air Force academy, told the Colorado Springs Gazette that Aurora had been taken from a colonel's house before the annual rivalry game between Air Force and Army on Saturday. Army were hosting the game between the two military academies at Michie Stadium and won 17-14. Continue reading...