Noland posted the picture on Twitter with the caption "Aggie gold for an Aggiegator." (Texas A&M students call themselves "Aggies" because of the school's emphasis on agriculture.)
Asked whether he thought the animal would eat the ring or toss it into the water, Hammonds, who brought Big Tex in 2016, said, "I'm in there with him eight days a week. I'd like to think I know him. He’s a real sweetheart."
Hammonds said it took two weeks to introduce Noland to Big Tex, first having her watch his feedings from outside his pen's fence, then from inside, then from the banks, and finally from in the water.
Noland said she hopes to work at the Dallas or Fort Worth zoos after graduating.
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