Wild Wing - Mascot of the Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

Wild Wing is the official mascot for the the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks. Wild Wing is an animal mascot anthropomorphized duck. He has been the team's mascot since 1993 and his name was chosen through fan voting. He wears a Ducks jersey with the number 93 on the back, referring to the year the Ducks became an National Hockey League (NHL) team.

Wild Wing is the first mascot in National Hockey League history to descend onto the ice from the rafters of the arena. He loves cheering on the Ducks at every home game, and even enjoys the friendly rivalry with the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings fans. Wild Wing loves dancing and hanging out with kids, as well as visiting local hospitals and schools. His favorite foods are BBQ Red Wings and Los Angeles King Crab.. :)

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Leo the Lion - Mascot of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Leo the Lion is the trademark lion mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (a.k.a. MGM). Leo first roared was in July 31, 1928 for the movie "White Shadows of the South Seas" an adventure romance film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions in association with MGM and distributed by MGM.

The MGM lion logo was created in 1916 by the Paramount Studios art director Lionel S. Reiss for the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation by advertising executive Howard Dietz. Around the circle that framed Leo the Lion is displayed the MGM motto "Ars Gratia Artis" (English: Art for Art's Sake) in the beginning of each film.

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Gunnersaurus Rex - Arsenal FC Mascot

Gunnersaurus Rex is the Arsenal Football Club Mascot. Acording to Arsenal FC websites Gunnersaurus Rex was born in North Bank, Highbury, August 1993. His first debut was on Arsenal vs Coventry City (h) League, in August 14, 1993. 

Why is the arsenal mascot Gunnersaurus? The nickname for Arsenal is the Gunners. The 'saurus' part was made up so they can have a dinosaur like mascot.

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Sebastian the Ibis - University of Miami.

Sebastian is the official mascot for the University of Miami. He is an anthropomorphized American White Ibis. He is use a Miami Hurricanes football jersey, number 0. Sebastian was created in August, 1957.
He was named after former University of Miami residential college, San Sebastian Hall (Sebastian building) which became a University dormitory in 1939. It's now an apartment building stands at the intersection of LeJeune Road and University Drive in Coral Gables. Through the years, the Sebastian the Ibis has become one of the most well known college mascots in the United States.

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Monte - Mascot of The University of Montana.

Monte (short for Montana) is the mascot of The University of Montana. He is a grizzly bear, was born in the mountains of Missoula in the Fall of 1993. In 2002 Monte became the first winner of the Capital One Bowl's "Mascot of the Year" contest. He won again in 2004 National Champion Mascot of the Year (Capital One/ ESPN) and was nominated three other times.
He has evolved into a motorcycle riding, break dancing, back flipping, slam dunking, movie making, crowd surfing, goal post smashing, prank pulling superstar that makes the women of Montana swoon. Monte's charitable and community service activities are unmatched in college athletics. Raising thousands of "fur made" dollars for local children's charities keeps this bear quite busy all year round, and that's how he likes it.

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Footix - Official Mascot 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

Footix was the official mascot of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. It was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998.

Footix was a rooster (a male chicken), firstly presented in May 1996, the most representative and socially accepted symbol by the French; a roster also appears on the shield of the French Football Association. It was created by graphic designer Fabrice Pialot. Footix name was the result of the combination of the word “football” in French, and the memory of a superhero that keeps alive on the comic, Asterix the Gaul and chosen by French television viewers. The mascot's colours are a red crest, blue feathers and a yellow beak. It reflects those of the host nation's flag and home strip and also accompanied by a “Tricolore” (the official ball for that year’s World Cup).

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Hooper - Mascot of the Detroit Pistons (NBA).

Hooper is the mascot of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons. Hooper is a horse and generally appears wearing a Pistons jersey. The symbolism is that like the pistons they are named after, the team produces horsepower, hence the equine mascot. Hooper became a part of the Pistons team on November 1, 1996, replacing Sir Slam A Lot, and it did not take very long for him to become the most popular mascot in Piston's franchise history. (source: link)

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