# An animal for Julia?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322>\
**Category:** Community\
**Tags:** marketing, branding, animals\
**Created:** [October 8, 2017, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322 "2017-10-08T10:20:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
**Page:** 9

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**Author:** ![lazarusA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lazarusa/32/6571_2.png) [@lazarusA](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lazarusA)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/166 "2026-05-04T19:00:36Z")

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I think I will start using these ones ❤ . Any source files? without the code blocks?

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**Author:** ![jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@jules](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jules)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/167 "2026-05-04T19:27:15Z")

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no source files, just pure AI slop 😉 but they’re cute, no

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**Author:** ![langestefan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/langestefan/32/207923_2.png) [@langestefan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/langestefan)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/168 "2026-05-04T20:24:34Z")

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Maybe @cormullion can make something ‘real’ 😉

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**Author:** ![oscarvdvelde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oscarvdvelde/32/202157_2.png) [@oscarvdvelde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oscarvdvelde)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/169 "2026-05-05T08:00:19Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/2/3/2371c9e25fdc9d7beffabdc50126ae77849f48c2.png)  
It’s Julia the jumping spider!

Gemini couldn’t generate me the corresponding SVG code, but it may be possible to redraw it manually. I used this prompt “_Draw a cute, simple jumping spider on a white background. The spider should have large forward-facing eyes which are designed like the Julia programming language logo. Use a minimalist, whimsical art style with clean lines._” (selecting the Gothic clay style which is very different but it returned what I had in mind)

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**Author:** ![digital\_carver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/digital_carver/32/33818_2.png) [@digital\_carver](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/digital_carver)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/170 "2026-05-05T23:11:56Z")

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The remarks about a cat being generic made me look at specific breeds (well, also because this stuff is pretty fun), and: the Egyptian Mau is the fastest breed among domestic cats (48 kmph/30 mph), so it lets us be a bit more specific while also keeping the speed theme to represent Julia. They have unique features (eg. the M-like forehead marking) that identify the mascot as the specific animal breed, beyond being just a cat. They also conveniently come in light mode and dark mode varieties themselves 😀

Light mode version (with Silver Egyptian Mau):

 ![Silver Mau Julia ChatGPT Image May 6, 2026, 043304 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/8/9/89b2cf2aef041d6e5488afc033c8b2f65f9bee7d.jpeg)

Dark mode version (with Smoke Egyptian Mau):

 ![Smoke Mau Julia ChatGPT Image May 6, 2026, 043347 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/3/2/32b37dfa5f1ef8739bd054c411fae0fa2a949cf0.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![lazarusA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lazarusa/32/6571_2.png) [@lazarusA](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lazarusA)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/171 "2026-05-06T06:13:48Z")

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this is getting out of control, too much cuteness ❤ 😃

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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/172 "2026-05-06T10:50:24Z")

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> [@digital\_carver](#):
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> The remarks about a cat being generic

I am not sure that a mascot needs to be this specific. AFACT penguins have [18 _species_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_penguins), yet no one cares about Tux’s exact one. Ferris is just a crab, there are [7k species](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachyura) of them.

Why stay generic? Again, making plush toys and fan art cheaper/easier.

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**Author:** ![Roger\_Powell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/roger_powell/32/21586_2.png) [@Roger\_Powell](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Roger_Powell)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/173 "2026-05-08T11:14:25Z")

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Cats: Bright, independent, agile, much more so than (say) a Python. Playful with strings and threads. They’ll catch anything in the air – hey look, there goes a floating point!

If Julia was loaded as you boot up your computer, it would be “Puss in Boots”.

If you have ever been a long-term cat owner, you’ll be aware that they support the “dependency inversion principle” (an important paradigm for programmers and cats). So, my vote goes to @digital_carver and his cat. [Apologies to @icweaver , it was _his_ cat idea originally.]

I’d call it “Paws”, “Paws, the cat”. (“CATLAB” would be a bad name, but funny given Julia’s starting point.) “Paws”, or “Pause” or whatever. Purrfect. 🐱

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**Author:** ![WuSiren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/wusiren/32/42529_2.png) [@WuSiren](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/WuSiren)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/174 "2026-05-08T11:27:04Z")

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Thank you very much Prof.@lmiq for bringing me my first laughter of the sad day! 🤣

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**Author:** ![icweaver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/icweaver/32/45764_2.png) [@icweaver](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/icweaver)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/175 "2026-05-08T21:52:58Z")

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> So, my vote goes to @digital_carver and his cat. [Apologies to @icweaver , it was _his_ cat idea originally.]

I think Jules and Stefan had the idea further up the thread =]

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**Author:** ![gdkrmr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gdkrmr/32/2791_2.png) [@gdkrmr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdkrmr)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/an-animal-for-julia/6322/176 "2026-07-28T09:52:19Z")

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blue was missing 😄

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