Rio De Janeiro: The Rio Olympic Games have their mascot, a yellow feline animal representing Brazil's rich fauna and wildlife. But it remains for the public to choose a name after Sunday night's unveiling on Globo television.

The animal is a mixture of Brazilian creatures -- part cat but able to spring about like a monkey -- with a dash of blue and green added to the predominant yellow in a nod to Brazil's national colours. The Paralympic Games mascot is a predominantly blue and green figure whose head is covered with leaves -- depicting once again the host country's rich vegetation as Brazil prepares to welcome the Olympics to South America for the first time.