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The mascots for the 2000 Olympics are quite unique creatures! The mascots are an echidna, a kookaburra, and a platypus. Since the Olympics are in Australia, the choice of these creatures is quite fitting. Read on...

Echidna

• An echidna is also known as a spiny anteater.
• The echidna is an egg laying marsupial called a monotreme.
• They have sharp spikes covering their bodies, just like a porcupine.
• They have long tongues which helps them catch their food - mainly ants and termites.

- Make an Echidna

Kookaburra

• The kookaburra is a large bird with a big beak.
• The kookaburra's loud cry almost sounds like human laughter, that it why it is sometimes called a Laughing Kookaburra.
• A kookaburra will eat insects and small reptiles, and have even been known to eat the young of other birds and snakes.
• There has been a song written about the Kookaburra and also a legend about their laugh!
• Learn much more about the kookaburra here.

- Make a Kookaburra

Platypus

• The platypus is a strange looking animal. It has a bill like a duck and a tail like a Beaver.
• Like the echidna, a platypus is a monotreme.
• A platypus eats its food underwater. It likes worms and insect amongst other things.
• The platypus uses its large flat tail and webbed feet to paddle underwater.

- Make a Platypus

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Check out my other related article: Make Your Own Olympics

For more Olympic related fun, try some of these sports related craft projects and these Australian Crafts.

To see the mascots for yourself, visit theOfficial Olympics Page.