Talk:Pinto Bean (squirrel)

Refer to Pinto Bean with he/him pronouns
Pinto Bean is certainly male, as seen in this video by a UIUC student. Since he's a charismatic individual animal, and an unofficial UIUC mascot, I think we should refer to him with anthropomorphic he/him pronouns. Wikipedia already does this for other animals, like Alex (parrot) or Lassie. Anecdotally, most of the UIUC students I know use he/him pronouns when referring to Pinto Bean. Pintopintobean -- playing a CTF? check out my profile page! (talk) 05:25, 21 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately I don't think that video qualifies as a reliable source for Pinto Bean's gender. Unless we have an actual reliable source indicating Pinto Bean's gender, I think we should keep it as it is. BanjoZebra  (talk) 18:34, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * This University of Illinois blog article should qualify, no? The university possesses his remains. Mooonswimmer 22:26, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Good call! Hadn't seen this source before, we can go ahead and add the gender confirmation Banjo Zebra  (talk) 22:28, 1 February 2024 (UTC)