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This Zoo Features Wild Animal Replicas Made From Over Three Million LEGO Pieces (27 Pics)
After months of global lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, parks and zoos have started to open and welcome their visitors. However, as people are still very cautious about gathering in public places, these places had to think creatively about how to attract more people. The San Antonio Zoo in the US decided to install life-size replicas of some animals using Lego bricks. The best part is that you can see the exhibition without leaving your car in a drive-thru zoo!
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Baby Pandas
"This sculpture of baby pandas took 405 hours and 53,460 bricks to build!"
Peacock
The “Wild Connections” exhibition of animal sculptures was created by famous New York artist Sean Kenney, who is also a certified Lego professional. These animals are entirely made from Lego bricks and will be on display until September 5th. The exhibition features over 30 LEGO sculptures, created with more than three million LEGO pieces, of animals like pandas, lemurs, tortoises, birds like peacocks and bald eagles, and even insects like bees and butterflies.
Polar Bears
Frog
Each sculpture is unique and took a lot of time and patience to make. For example, the sculpture of baby pandas took 405 hours to make and the artist used 53,460 bricks to build it, whereas the sculpture of a bald eagle took 184 hours and 42,198 bricks to build. It’s good to know that artists like Sean Kenney used the global lockdown to create and shed some light in these uneasy times!
Bee
It’s cool that you can see how large it actually is. The LEGO store in New York City has stuff like this!
Lemur
“LEGO bricks have been a large part of many childhoods sparking curiosity, ingenuity, and creativity. Now they can be experienced larger than life, in nature by families visiting the zoo,” said Tim Morrow, President & CEO San Antonio Zoo. “These giant plants, animals, and bugs are the perfect complement to a zoo visit.”
Dodo Bird
Bald Eagle
"This bald eagle sculpture took 184 hours and 42,198 bricks to build!"
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Tortoise
Father Duck And Ducklings
Chameleon
Ladybug
Awww used to love catching these and naming them an then wishing on them🐞
Jumping Koi
Buffalo
Mantis
Snow Leopard
Fox Chasing A Rabbit
Lion
"This sculpture of a lion took 474 hours and 48,248 bricks to build!"
Butterfly
Goldfinch
Deer Family
Deer
Birdbath
Pileated Woodpecker
Dragonfly
Calf
That's great, that one day the only way to see that wildlife will be LEGO's. Because people take these wonderful animals and kill it torture them for their paws, horns, bile and the most horrific are the gentle intelligent elephants that are taken away and brutally beaten into submission so tourists can ride them!!
I really like the concept of this kind of 'zoo'... let's hope they raise enough funds to not only maintain the park but to contribute back to the rescue and conservation groups to ensure that all these creatures do NOT go the way of the Dodo!
They average about 10 cents per brick, if you look at brick count and price for the majority of sets for sale.
Load More Replies...Just wonderful! It's strange, but some of them seemed to look blurry & others were just beautiful.
The Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, AZ did this a couple of years ago. Sean Kenney built them.
This is awesome can't wait for all animals to be like this everywhere so much fulfilling than real wildlife
That's great, that one day the only way to see that wildlife will be LEGO's. Because people take these wonderful animals and kill it torture them for their paws, horns, bile and the most horrific are the gentle intelligent elephants that are taken away and brutally beaten into submission so tourists can ride them!!
I really like the concept of this kind of 'zoo'... let's hope they raise enough funds to not only maintain the park but to contribute back to the rescue and conservation groups to ensure that all these creatures do NOT go the way of the Dodo!
They average about 10 cents per brick, if you look at brick count and price for the majority of sets for sale.
Load More Replies...Just wonderful! It's strange, but some of them seemed to look blurry & others were just beautiful.
The Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, AZ did this a couple of years ago. Sean Kenney built them.
This is awesome can't wait for all animals to be like this everywhere so much fulfilling than real wildlife