 The newest addition to the Colorado mascot family is Ralphie V. Like Ralphie IV , Ralphie V was donated to Colorado from a Ted Turner buffalo ranch . She was born in October 2006 on the Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico . As the darkest calf in the herd , she was named " Blackout " by ranch hands . Ralphie Program Directors Benny Frei and Kevin Priola worked with Barney Coppedge , the Bison Manager at Vermejo Park Ranch , to bring Ralphie V to Colorado . Frei continues to house Ralphie V. 
