DENVER -- Frontier Airlines has announced the winner of its name the badger contest.

The badger was added to Frontier's family of animals featured on the tails of the airline's jets after Frontier merged with Wisconsin-based Midwest Airlines under the Frontier name.

Wisconsin residents were asked to name the badger and, on May 28, Frontier announced three finalists: Bella, Buddy and Cookie. Then, Wisconsin residents were given until July 4 to vote for their favorite.

The final winner? Buddy.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Buddy to the Frontier family,” Ian Arthur, VP of marketing and branding for Frontier's parent, Republic Airways Holdings Inc.., said in a statement. “Our badger aircraft is a great way to honor the Wisconsin roots of Midwest Airlines -- and to show that we offer a truly different and better flying experience.”

The badger was painted on the tail of a new 99-set Embraer 190 and was unveiled on April 20.

To see the entire Frontier animal tail crew, visit the Frontier Airlines website.