LAST CHANCE TO SEE SCULPTURES AT ZOO
BRICK CREATIONS CELEBRATE LIFE IN OCEANS
THERE are just a few days left to visit a host of amazing animal sculptures at Bristol Zoo Gardens, made entirely of tiny bricks.
A massive orca, a huge shark, a dolphin, a penguin and a giant octopus are among the sea creatures which make up BRICKLIVE Ocean on display at the zoo until 5pm on Sunday.
Around 50 life-like creations have been on display since the attraction reopened in July. Each one has been created by skilled model-makers, inspired by animals found in oceans around the world.
A highlight of the exhibition is the 4m-long orca with its baby, which was created by a team of 20 builders and contains more than 220,000 bricks.
Other sculptures include a 3m-long mako shark made up of more than 60,000 bricks which took a team of four builders more than 260 hours to create, a turtle made of over 27,000 bricks and a giant squid which contains more than 74,000 bricks.
There is also a model of a coral reef which contains more than 24,000 bricks and took 159 hours to build.
The touring brick show has been created to entertain and educate children and families about the incredible diversity of life in the Earth’s oceans.
Simon Garrett, head of public engagement at Bristol Zoo Gardens, said: “These sculptures have been enjoyed by thousands of visitors over the summer and we will be sad to see them go. But visitors can still see many of their real counterparts in our amazing aquarium. There are more than 115 species of fish at home there, from tropical and temperate, freshwater and marine habitats.”
Stars of the aquarium include the red-bellied piranha, epaulette sharks, alligator gars, mudskippers, Nemo-like clownfish, Gerry the giant gourami and pufferfish.
Bristol Zoological Society, which operates Bristol Zoo Gardens and Wild Place Project, is a conservation and education charity and relies on the generous support of the public not only to fund its important work at Wild Place Project and Bristol Zoo, but also its vital conservation and research projects spanning five continents.