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Paignton Zoo's gorillas are go!

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By PGStrange at 19:17 on 23/10/12

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 Paignton Zoo is celebrating its 90th birthday by placing life-size painted model gorillas around Torbay's streets, parks and open spaces. The project will raise awareness and funds to help the Cross River gorillas of Nigeria. Here's Hayley Gibson of Paignton Zoo with some of the plain gorilla models
Paignton Zoo is celebrating its 90th birthday by placing life-size painted model gorillas around Torbay's streets, parks and open spaces. The project will raise awareness and funds to help the Cross River gorillas of Nigeria. Here's Hayley Gibson of Paignton Zoo with some of the plain gorilla models
  • Paignton Zoo is celebrating its 90th birthday by placing life-size painted model gorillas around Torbay's streets, parks and open spaces. The project will raise awareness and funds to help the Cross River gorillas of Nigeria. Here's Hayley Gibson of Paignton Zoo with some of the plain gorilla models
  • Paignton Zoo artist Sue Misselbrook works on Herbert, the first gorilla to be painted. He's named after the charity's founder, Herbert Whitley
  • Sue and Herbert – a work in progress
  • Paignton Zoo Executive Director Simon Tonge with some blank gorillas
  • Herbert finished. More about Paignton Zoo's life-size model gorillas at: http://www.paigntonpeople.co.uk/Gorillas-prowl-Torbay-s-streets-Paignton-Zoo/story-17158352-detail/story.html
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