Five mascots for the 2008 Olympics were announced yesterday in Beijing.

          All cartoon characters, one represents the Olympic Flame, but the other four are based on popular wildlife in China - the Tibetan antelope, panda, swallow, and fish.

          Each has been given rhyming names as follows:

          Fish - Beibei

          Panda - Jingjing

          The Olympic Flame - Huanhuan

          Tibetan antelope - Yingying

          Swallow - Nini

          When the first syllable of each of them is put together, it spells "Beijing huanyingni" or "Welcome to Beijing"

          From left to right:  fish, panda, Olyimpic flame, Tibetan antelope, and the swallow.