▁A ub urn ▁began ▁to ▁march ▁toward ▁the ▁Georgia ▁end - zone . ▁The ▁crowd ▁began ▁to ▁chant , ▁" W ar ▁E agle " ▁as ▁the ▁e agle ▁so ared . ▁After ▁A ub urn ▁won ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁e agle ▁crash ed ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁died ▁but , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁legend , ▁his ▁spirit ▁lives ▁on ▁every ▁time ▁an ▁A ub urn ▁man ▁or ▁woman ▁y ells ▁" W ar ▁E agle !" ▁The ▁battle ▁cry ▁of ▁" W ar ▁E agle " ▁also ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁gre eting ▁for ▁those ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁University . ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁a ▁live ▁golden ▁e agle ▁has ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁this ▁tradition . ▁The ▁e agle ▁was ▁once ▁hous ed ▁on ▁campus ▁in ▁The ▁A . ▁El w yn ▁H amer ▁Jr . ▁A vi ary ▁( which ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁single - bird ▁en closure ▁in ▁the ▁country ), ▁but ▁the ▁av i ary ▁was ▁taken ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁the ▁e agle ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁ra pt or ▁center . ▁The ▁e agle , ▁War ▁E agle ▁VI ▁( nick named ▁" T iger "), ▁was ▁trained ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁fly ▁free ▁around ▁the ▁stad ium ▁before ▁every ▁home ▁game ▁to ▁the ▁delight ▁of ▁fans . ▁The ▁present ▁e agle , ▁War ▁E agle ▁VIII ▁( nick named ▁" A ure a "), ▁continues ▁the ▁tradition . ▁War ▁E agle ▁VI ▁is ▁believed ▁to