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Commonwealth Games Mascots: Melbourne 2006

The Games mascots are now an integral part of the promotion and commercial success of the Commonwealth Games. In 2006, the mascot was Karak.

Karak and Australian swimmer Geoff Huegill

• The 2006 mascot is a south-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
• Its scientific name is Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne, though this one is called Karak.

Related Pages

• List of Mascots from each Commonwealth Games
• 2010 Mascot

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