Australian Mascots Chosen for Olympic Games
Oliv Syd and Millie are the three Australian mascot models for the Olympic Games. The animals' names carry special meanings and reflect traits of the Australian people.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 2000
Page
21
Oliv Syd and Millie are the three Australian mascot models for the Olympic Games. The animals' names carry special meanings and reflect traits of the Australian people.
The laughing jackass is a baying call used for mascots. It preys on small mammals snakes insects and termites and drops snakes from trees. The platypus has a brown velvety coat a ducklike bill and webbed feet. It lives along riverbanks and feeds on shrimp snails frogs and larvae using a sensitive bill. The echidna, or spiny anteater, is covered in spines bristles and defends by curling into a ball. It eats ants and termites with a long sticky tongue and has a long snout.
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