The country has actively used animals as mascots, with the Soohorang white tiger and Bandabi black bear becoming the official mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon.

They are the official Olympic mascots — a white tiger named Soohorang, representing the 2018 Winter Games, and an Asiatic black bear named Bandabi, serving as the mascot for the 2018 Paralympics.

The official mascots for the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) are here. A white tiger named "Soohorang" and an Asiatic black bear named ...

A white tiger named “Soohorang” and an Asiatic black bear called “Bandabi” have been named as the two mascots for the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The mascots ...

The official mascot of the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, was designed as an ode to the country’s heritage. Soohorang, a white tiger donning black stripes with the Olympic rings ...

An Asiatic black bear named “Bandabi” and a white tiger named “Soohorang” were selected to represent ... Bandabi is a nod to the 1988 Seoul Paralympic Summer Games mascots, the Gomdoori, as they are ...

South Korea Olympics Pyeongchang 2018 Volunteers pose with the official mascots for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, white tiger Soohorang, left, for Olympic, and black ...

This year’s official Olympic mascot, Soohorang, is a white tiger. And, while Soohorang is new to the scene, there are centuries of history behind why the tiger was chosen to represent these ...

At the core of Clemson's mascot identity stands The Tiger, an anthropomorphized representation ... their socks with distinctive orange and black stripes, setting them apart from competitors ...

They are the official Olympic mascots — a white tiger named Soohorang, representing the 2018 Winter Games, and an Asiatic black bear named Bandabi, serving as the mascot for the 2018 Paralympics.