Model animal of 'Fuleco' face extinction risk

Model animal of 'Fuleco' face extinction risk

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A figure of FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot "Fuleco" is seen standing at an airport in Natal, northeastern Brazil, on June 20, 2014. The name "Fuleco" is a combination of the Portuguese words futebol (soccer) and ecologia (ecology). The mascot is modeled after the Brazilian three-banded armadillo, which is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of Threatened Species.

Soccer fans pose before World Cup mascot monument

Soccer fans pose before World Cup mascot monument

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Football fans pose for a photo in front of a sand monument made in the motif of Fuleco, the official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on June 10, 2014.

Model animal of 'Fuleco' face extinction risk

Model animal of 'Fuleco' face extinction risk

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A figure of FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot "Fuleco" is seen standing at an airport in Natal, northeastern Brazil, on June 20, 2014. The name "Fuleco" is a combination of the Portuguese words futebol (soccer) and ecologia (ecology). The mascot is modeled after the Brazilian three-banded armadillo, which is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of Threatened Species. (Kyodo)

Soccer fans pose before World Cup mascot monument

Soccer fans pose before World Cup mascot monument

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Football fans pose for a photo in front of a sand monument made in the motif of Fuleco, the official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on June 10, 2014. (Kyodo)