Most beautiful sculptures at zoos ?

[Jambo]

To celebrate Melbourne Zoo's 150th Anniversary in 2012, they got Mali (their two year old Asian Elephant calf, and the very first elephant to be born at the zoo), to paint a sculpture of herself. The finishing product was displayed around the city of Melbourne that year, and now remains (I believe), in a city park.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

To celebrate Melbourne Zoo's 150th Anniversary in 2012, they got Mali (their two year old Asian Elephant calf, and the very first elephant to be born at the zoo), to paint a sculpture of herself. The finishing product was displayed around the city of Melbourne that year, and now remains (I believe), in a city park.

Thank you for sharing this !

This is brilliant, I really like when zoos do this kind of thing.

 

[Jambo]

Thank you for sharing this !

This is brilliant, I really like when zoos do this kind of thing.

Your welcome.

It's really cool and its nice to still see it around in the city!

 

[geomorph]

Tree of Life Garden at Disney's Animal Kingdom:



























All photos taken by geomorph.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Tree of Life Garden at Disney's Animal Kingdom:

All photos taken by geomorph.

Thanks for sharing !

These are really interesting and unusual sculptures.

Sort of remind me a bit of the set design of "Pan's Labyrinth" for some reason.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Not really a zoo though apparently has numerous live animals, there looks to be some excellent bronze sculptures at the high desert museum in the USA:

Family of beavers sculptures:

Mule deer buck:

Mule deer mother and fawn:

Pair of raven "hecklers":

Clashing elk sculpture:

Leaping salmon sculpture:

Pronghorn herd wall sculpture:

Photo credits to @Ituri.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Some sculptures at the Philadelphia zoo, USA (photos taken by @TinoPup) :

Spider monkey:

Polar bear:

Hippo sculpture on signage:

Armadillo:

Fossa sculptures on signage:

Raven:

Giant otter sculptures on signage:

Turtle:

Giant otter sculpture on signage:

Serval :

Elephants (with masks):

Giant otter sculpture on signage:

Wolves:

Warthog:

Gorilla:

Snake:

Vulture:

Guineafowl:

Big cat:

 

[EagleScout610]

I know it's an old thread but I'm honestly surprised nobody mentioned the Mammoths that used to be on the entrances to the pachyderm building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.