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Karak was the mascot for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was modelled on a red-tailed black cockatoo, a threatened species within the host country, Australia.[1][2]
Despite his initial acceptance by Australians, particularly children, and despite appearing on a lot of the foreign made merchandise, Karak was noticeably absent from the Games, particularly the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, where he was inexplicably replaced by a white duck.[citation needed]
See also
- List of Australian sporting mascots
- List of Commonwealth Games mascots
- Borobi (mascot)
- Clyde (mascot)
- Matilda (mascot)
- Shera (mascot)
References
- ^ "M2006 > Karak the Mascot". m2006.thecgf.com.
- ^ "Karak the cocky unveiled as Games mascot". 2 April 2004.
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