As you probably know by now, each Ubuntu version has a code name in the form of "Adjective Animal" and initially, they weren't in alphabetical, until Ubuntu 6.06 Drapper DRAKE.
Let's take a look at all the Ubuntu mascots, from the warthog to the latest quetzal:
Ubuntu Warty WARTHOG (4.10):
Ubuntu Hoary HEDGEHOG (5.04):
Ubuntu Breezy BADGER (5.10):
Ubuntu Dapper DRAKE (6.06):
Ubuntu Edgy EFT (6.10):
Ubuntu Feisty FAWN (7.04):
Ubuntu Gutsy GIBBON (7.10):
Ubuntu Hardy HERON (8.04):
Ubuntu Intrepid IBEX (8.10):
Ubuntu Jaunty JACKALOPE (9.04):
Ubuntu Karmic KOALA (9.10):
Ubuntu Lucid LYNX (10.04):
Ubuntu Maverick MEERKAT (10.10):
Ubuntu Natty NARWHAL (11.04):
Ubuntu Oneiric OCELOT (11.10):
Ubuntu Precise PANGOLIN (12.04):
Ubuntu Quantal QUETZAL (12.10):
Up next: Ubuntu 13.04 RR. Will it be called Rampant RABBIT? Or maybe Rowdy RHINO? We'll see.