Costumed mascots can interact with the crowd, wave at people and engage with fans much better than a live animal.” — MK Manoylov, Red & Black (University of Georgia) ...

How cute and cuddly mascots generate billions in Japan January 3, 2017 / 1:27 PM EST / CBS News HANYU, Japan -- They’re kooky, cuddly – and for some – a little creepy.

The mascot for rural Kumamoto prefecture, Kumamon won a nationwide popularity contest in 2011. His image adorns bags, T-shirts, key chains, plastic chopsticks, liquor bottles and countless other ...

Almost every team has a mascot. The world is filled with fluffy bears, birds, tigers and at least one terrifying cotton ball. Not every team, though, has a human mascot.