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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Staley - Official Mascot of the Chicago Bears (NFL)

Staley is the official mascot of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He is an anthropomorphic bear with a customized team jersey. Staley's name is eponymous to A. E. Staley, who originally founded the Bears’ franchise in 1919. He debuted during the 2003 Chicago Bears season to entertain fans at Soldier Field. You can see more pictures and videos Here. 

You can buy Staley in Online Store..

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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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Misha - 1980 Moscow Olympic Games

Misha is the name of the Russian Bear, the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (the XXII Summer Olympics). He was designed by children's books illustrator Victor Chizhikov. Misha is the first mascot of a sporting event to achieve large-scale commercial success as merchandise. The Misha doll was used extensively during the opening and closing ceremonies, had a TV animated cartoon and appeared on several merchandise products, now things commonly practiced not only in the Olympic Games, also in the FIFA World Cup and others events' mascots. 

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Hidy and Howdy - 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada

Hidy and Howdy were the official mascots of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were twin polar bears who wore western/ cowboy style outfits. (source: link)

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Powder, Copper and Coal - Mascots of the 2002 Winter Olympics

Powder, Copper and Coal are the official mascots of the  2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

Powder - A Snowshoe Hare, represents the Native American legend when the sun was too close to the earth and was burning it. Powder is the only female of the trio, and represents Faster/Swifter from the Olympic motto.

Copper - A Coyote, represents the Native American legend when the earth froze and turned dark, the coyote climbed to the highest mountaintop and stole a flame from the fire people. Copper represents Higher from the Olympic motto.

Coal - An American black bear, represents the Native American legend of a group of hunters who were never able to kill a mighty bear. Coal represents Stronger from the Olympic motto. (source: link)

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