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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Isabel Choat

Lifesize herd of puppet animals begins climate action journey from Africa to Arctic Circle

A puppeteer with a lifesize gazelle puppet in front of a crowd of spectators
Crowds gather to watch the puppets in Lagos, Nigeria. Photograph: Kashope Faje/88 life studios

Hundreds of life-size animal puppets have begun a 20,000km (12,400 mile) journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle as part of an ambitious project created by the team behind Little Amal, the giant puppet of a Syrian girl that travelled across the world.

The public art initiative called The Herds, which has already visited Kinshasa and Lagos, will travel to 20 cities over four months to raise awareness of the climate crisis.

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