Fuleco - Official Mascot of 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Fuleco is the Official Mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. He was chosen by over 1.7 million people in Brazil after three-months voting process that was derided by fans as undemocratic. "Fuleco" is a fusion of the words “futebol” (football) and “ecologia” (ecology), and FIFA said the choice showed that Brazilians cared for the environment just as much as for football.

"Fuleco" is an armadillo (placental mammals with a leathery armor shell), which is in danger of extinction, rolls up into the shape of a ball when threatened. The mascot carries the colors of the Brazilian flag - the armadillo is yellow, with green shorts and a blue shell and tail. It is dressed in a white shirt with the words "Brazil 2014" written on it. He also carried a ball called the “Adidas Brazuca” the Official Match Ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Vučko - Mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (Yugoslavia)

Vučko the little wolf was the official mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (Yugoslavia) present Bosnia-Herzegovina. The XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984. Vučko the tough and courageous wolf was voted from a choice of six candidates by the readers of three popular Yugoslavian newspapers.
This mascot helped to change the traditionally frightening and bloodthirsty image of the wolf, which is present in the region. According to the designer, the little wolf symbolized the human desire “to be friend animals and become closer to nature”. This wolf has both a serious and a cheerful side, but is happy rather than serious. It symbolizes the desire of human beings to make friends with animals, to make a wolf into a Vuchko.

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Moondog - Mascot of NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers (the Cavs)

Moondog is the official mascot of National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) is a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Moondog is an animal mascot anthropomorphized dog. His first appearance for the Cavs was on November 5, 2003. His former mascot for the Cavs was Whammer a polar bear.

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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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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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Paule - Mascot of The German Football Association.

Paule is the official mascot of The German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fußball-Bund; DFB) since 26 March 2006. Paule is an eagle with black feathers and yellow beak.
DFB is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is divided into five regional federations with 21 regional organizations. It is the single largest sports federation in the world.

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Gilas - 2005 Southeast Asian Games in Philippines

Gilas was the official mascot of 2005 Southeast Asian Games in Philippines. Gilas is a Philippine Eagle. It is one of the world's largest eagles, distinct for the majestic plumage on top of its head.

The eagle is a symbol of elegance, strength and pride. It captures the winning spirit of all the participating athletes. Gilas was inspired by the Filipino words Maliksi (agile), Malakas (strong), Matalino (smart), Mataas (high), and Matalas (sharp). (source: link)

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T.D. - Mascot of the NFL Miami Dolphins

T.D. is the official mascot of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins franchise. Introduced in 1997, the 7 foot mascot firstly appeared at Dolphins home game againts Chicago Bears on August 10.

Why was the dolphin chosen as the mascot? Dolphin is agile and intelligent animal, and Miami is near the ocean, so dolphin seemed like a good fit for them. :)

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Champa and Champi - Official Mascots of 2009 SEA Games in Laos

Champa and Champi was the official mascots of 2009 SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos. They are two white elephants dressed in traditional Lao attire. The male elephant is named Champa and the female elephant is named Champi. The two white elephants symbolize Laos as it was known as the kingdom of Lan Xang in ancient times, which literally means "the kingdom of a million elephants" (in English). The mascots are depicted as being cheerful, which is an important part in making sports competitions joyful and lively. (source: link)

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Billy - Mascot of the Buffalo Bills (NFL).

Billy is the official mascot of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. He is an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m) blue American buffalo and became the team's full time mascot in 2000. 

His first debuted was 2000 in Orchard Park, New York. He wears the uniform "number" BB. (source: link)

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The Coyote - Mascot of the San Antonio Spurs (NBA)

The Coyote is the official mascot of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was signed by the San Antonio Spurs to be their official mascot in June of 1983. Since then, the Coyote has become just as recognizable as some of the Spurs' greatest players, such as George Gervin, David Robinson, and Tim Duncan.

In his career The Coyote has been named the NBA's MVV (Most Valuable Varmint) 12 times. He was voted Mascot of the Year by www.gameops.com in 2006. He's been making over 400 community appearances a year and serving as a valuable goodwill ambassador for the Spurs. In recognition of his hard work on and off the court, he was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2007. In recognition of his hard work on and off the court, the Coyote was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2007, the same year the Spurs won their 4th NBA Championship.

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Quatchi, Miga and Mukmuk - 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada

Quatchi and Miga, was the mascots for the 2010 Winter Olympics and "Sumi" was the mascot 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Quatchi — a shy and gentle Sasquatch with a long brown beard and blue earmuffs meant to conjure the mystery and wonder associated with the Canada’s wilderness.

Miga — a snowboarding sea-bear inspired by the First Nations’ legends of the Pacific Northwest. Miga, described as mischievous and outgoing, is part sea-bear and part orca whale.

Mukmuk — a sidekick to the aforementioned mascots. He is a marmot from Vancouver Island described as "small and friendly".

You can see more details about them or a video introduction to these characters in the official 2010 Olympics website.

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Ollie, Syd and Millie - 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney

Ollie, Syd and Millie was the Official Mascot for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Three native Australian animals chosen as mascots represent earth, air and water. They were designed by Matt Hatton and Jozef Szekeres. 

"Olly", a kookaburra, epitomizes the Olympic spirit of generosity and universal generosity (from Olympic);

"Syd", a platypus, represents the environment and captures the vigor and energy of Australia and its people (from Sydney); 

"Millie", an echidna, is a techno-whiz and information guru, with all the facts and figures at her fingertips (from Millennium). (source: link)

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Hodori - 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul

The official mascot for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea is Hidori. The name Hodori was chosen from 2,295 suggestions sent in by the public. It was a stylized tiger designed by Kim Hyun as an amicable Amur Tiger, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people. It is a portmanteau of "Ho", which is a derived word from the Korean word for "tiger" (horangi), and "dori", which is a diminutive for "boys" in Korean. There was also a female tiger named "Hosuni", but she was seldom used. (source: link)

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Modo and Modi - 2011 Sea Games in Indonesia

Modo and Modi was the official mascots of the 2011 Sea Games in Indonesia. Modo and Modi are a pair of Komodo Dragons. Modo is a male Komodo dragon wearing a blue traditional Indonesian costume and a batik sarong, while Modi is a female Komodo dragon wearing a red kebaya with a batik sash and pants. 

The mascots were adopted from Komodo Dragons, an endemic Indonesian fauna native to Komodo, Rinca, and Padar islands in East Nusa Tenggara. "Modo" is a short name for Komodo, while "Modo-Modi" is a modified spelling of Muda-Mudi which means "youth" in Indonesian language, derived from pemuda (male youth) and pemudi (female youth). (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/)

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Cobi - 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain

Cobi was the official mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Cobi is an animal mascot anthropomorphic a Catalan Sheepdog in Cubist style. It's inspired by the interpretations of Picasso of a masterpiece from Velázquez, Las Meninas. 

Cobi was designed by Javier Mariscal in 1950-. The mascot was unveiled to the public in 1987. "Cobi" name was derived from the Barcelona Olympic Organising Committee (COOB). 

(source: http://en.wikipedia.org)

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Waldi - 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

Waldi was the first official Olympic mascot. Created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was a dachshund, a popular breed of dog from Germany.

Waldi was designed by Otl Aicher and modeled on a real dog, a long-haired Dachshund named Cherie von Birkenhof. Waldi's head and tail were blue and his body was stripes of most of the other Olympic colors, excluding those colors related to the National Socialist's Party. (source: link)

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Sam - Mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sam the Olympic Eagle was the mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He is a bald eagle, which is the national bird of the United States, where the games were held.

Sam is a cartooned Eagle with sheer American characteristics who wears the dress of the legendary American-Uncle Sam with a star-spangled background in red, white and blue, typical colors of USA. Sam was designed by C. Robert Moore, an artist for Disney. (source: link)

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