Their names are Wenlock and Mandeville and thanks to a highly expensive ad campaign in London, these 2 creatures have been created to represent something that the world has held sacred for many many years. Find out who these creatures are…

They are the 2012 olympic mascots! I thought they were ridiculous …until I saw the origin video and I’m a sucker (and kind of a girl). They are rather adorable. Check out the origin video after the quote below explaining why they were made.

“Two parts-Pokemon to one-part lava lamp with yellow ‘Taxi’ lights on their foreheads, the   distinctive characters are intended to capture the imagination of children and work as well in the digital world as they will in costume form at trackside in 2012.

They are a central part of London’s £70 million merchandising budget, and organisers hope the mascots will contribute up to 20 per cent of that sum through sales of T-shirts, key-rings, tea-towels and the like.

The Cyclops design allows the mascots’ eyes to work as lenses, and digital cameras in the shape of the characters will be available.”