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Karak was the mascot for the
2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...
. He was modelled on a red-tailed black cockatoo, a
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within the host country,
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. His biography, according to Commonwealth Games organisers:
Comes from a long line of squawkers. His Mum nested at an early age and foraged for the family. His Gran was famous in the area for her seed cakes. He has two brothers who were well-known badminton shuttlecocks, and a sister who passed her school exams with flying colours! Four years at Treetops College studying Australian Endangered Species. Ran the Uni Sports Society. Apparently egged the principal's car during Orientation Week but nothing's ever been proven.
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.


See also

*
List of Australian sporting mascots Many sporting mascots used as mascots and characters by clubs and teams in Australia and New Zealand are similar to those used around the world. There are, however, quite a number that are unique to these two nations. The following is a list of n ...
*
List of Commonwealth Games mascots Since 1978, the Commonwealth Games have had a mascot in each edition. See also * List of Olympic mascots References {{Commonwealth Games years Mascots Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often refer ...
* Borobi (mascot) *
Clyde (mascot) Clyde was the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Clyde is an anthropomorphic thistle (the floral emblem of Scotland) and is named after the River Clyde which flows through the centre of Glasgow. The mascot was designe ...
* Matilda (mascot) * Shera (mascot)


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Sports mascots
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