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Beijing Olympics 2008 mascots announced

Posted by Niti Bhan | 18 Nov 2005 | Comments (0)

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via Gridskipper, comes this snippet about the launch of the newest Olympic mascots,

The "Five Friendlies" are Beibei, a fish creature; Jingjing, a panda; Huanhuan, a malevolent fire demon; Yingying, an antelope; and Nini, a swallow. Halved and strung together, their names ("bei jing huan ying ni") translate to "Welcome to Beijing." They can also combine to form a giant hospitality robot.