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For more than a week, animal-themed Banksy murals have been popping up all over London.
This morning, a ninth portrait of a gorilla appearing to lift up the base of a white shutter to release birds and a seal appeared at the London Zoo near Regents Park.
It marks the latest in a series of nine animal-themed graffiti by the elusive artists that has appeared in the capital since August 5.
Banksy has confirmed he is responsible for the new artwork at around 1pm each day leaving fans anticipating what else might appear this week and speculating what the meaning is behind the jungle of animals.
As more and more pieces appear over the city, check out MailOnline’s map to see if there is a mural near you.
Map of everywhere Banksy murals have been spotted across London in the last nine days
The artist’s new piece in London features the goat silhouette with rocks falling down below it
People photograph the new artwork unveiled by Banksy in Chelsea, South West London
Banksy’s fifth painting of two pelicans eating fish appeared in Walthamstow this morning
August 5 – goat mural appears at Kew Bridge
Banksy’s first piece that appeared last week showed the silhouette of a goat balancing on top of some masonry on an exterior wall.
The street art showed the goat looking down towards the ground of the building near Kew Bridge in West London, with debris falling down its side.
The artwork was the first Banksy since a stunt at Glastonbury Festival in June in which an inflatable dinghy full of dummies dressed as migrants launched into the crowd, live on the BBC.
Art teacher, Amber Doffman, 26, spotted the artist’s Instagram post and immediately recognised its location before rushing straight out the door to go and find it.
She said: ‘I saw his post on Instagram 40 seconds after it went up and I immediately recognised where the art was. So I got in my car and raced there. I was there 15 minutes after he posted on Instagram – and the paint was still wet.’
Banksy has revealed a new artwork featuring a goat perched on top of a wall in West London
People look at the the new Banksy piece of artwork near Kew Bridge of a goat on a wall today
A new Banksy mural has appeared by Kew Bridge in London today
One of the men in Kew Bridge, who is masked (right), is believed to be elusive artist Banksy
August 6 – two elephants appear in Chelsea
The second piece appeared the next day in Chelsea, showing the two elephants silhouettes placed in boarded up window frames with their trunks stretched out towards each other.
Tourists also descended to view the artwork which is located on the side of a three storey building composed of three flats and faces onto Edith Grove, one of the busiest roads in the area.
As with the day before, the Bristol-based artist did not write a caption for either Instagram post which has caused fans to speculate on the meaning of the artwork – with some saying the piece could be a reference to ‘elephants in the room’.
The woman seen walking in front of the house on the corner of Edith Terrace and Edith Grove in the picture shared by Banksy had no idea the picture was taken.
Lucy Boultbee-Brooks, 32, who was walking her dog Rufus, told MailOnline: ‘I couldn’t believe it when I got sent the picture. I was just on a dog walk early this morning and unfortunately didn’t see anything.’
Banksy has unveiled another new artwork in Chelsea depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows – his second piece to appear in London in less than 24 hours
The artwork showing two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows in Chelsea
The artwork is located on the corner of Edith Terrace and Edith Grove in Chelsea
August 7 – monkeys appear on a bridge in Brick Lane
The third Banksy artwork appeared above a railway bridge in Brick Lane, showing three monkeys swinging along.
The elusive artist confirmed the monkey mural was his on Instagram but did not caption the post, fuelling speculation about its meaning.
Three monkeys have been associated with the Japanese proverb ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’. In Banksy’s work the monkeys are not covering their eyes, ears or mouths.
It has been sprayed black, near a vintage clothing shop and a coffee house in the popular market street, not far from Shoreditch High Street.
The painting, which shows three monkeys swinging from a railway bridge, popped up in Brick Lane
The elusive artist confirmed the piece was his on Instagram but did not caption the post, fuelling speculation about its meaning
August 8 – Wolf appears in Peckham
On the fourth day of Banksy installations across the capital, a howling wolf was painted onto a satellite dish in Peckham.
The striking painting of the canine howling into the night sky, however, was stolen just hours after it was revealed.
Footage has emerged showing the shocking moment the artwork was dismantled before being carried away – but some suggested it was just another stunt from the artist.
The group of hooded men wearing facemasks and gloves were spotted scaling the building, removing the satellite dish, and walking off.
The apparent theft rings echoes of a similar incident last year where another piece by Banksy – a traffic stop sign with three military drones – was also taken.
The artwork showing the silhouette of a wolf howling appeared on a rooftop in Peckham. It is the latest piece in a series of murals that have been unveiled this week
A hooded man with a mask holding the satellite dish while stood on top of the building
Another is seen walking off with the Banksy artwork which had just been unveiled this afternoon
August 9 – Pelicans appear on a fish bar in Walthamstow
Banksy’s fifth new artwork showed two pelicans eating fish above a chippie has appeared on a quiet residential street in Walthamstow.
The mural, which is placed atop Bonners Fish Bar, on Northcote Road, portrays one pelican attempting to catch a fish in the air, while the other has its head facing down, eating an identical fish design that was already on the chippie’s signboard.
Pictures circulating on social media this morning have captured the moment the guerilla artist – whose identity remains a mystery – was creating his latest masterpiece.
Caught on camera by an onlooker, two men were spotted in a cherry picker van at the site of the graffiti while dressed in orange high-vis clothing and helmets.
One fan posted the picture of the cherry picker on X, writing: ‘Is the latest Banksy in Walthamstow?’
The mural sits above Bonners Fish Bar, on Northcote Road. It is based on a quiet residential street in east London
Banksy was spotted painting his latest artwork. One of the two men are believed to be the guerilla artist
August 10 – Stretching cat appears in Cricklewood
On the sixth day, a silhouette of a stretching cat appeared on an abandoned billboard in Cricklewood, north London, appearing to show the animal stretching and scratching at a broken part of the wood.
The man who was ‘first’ to spot the new Banksy says he feels like he’s ‘won the lottery’.
Simon Stephenson, 53, said: ‘I just didn’t doubt it for a second – not a split second. Everything about the piece was so typical of Banksy’s style, right to the design of the tail.
‘It’s great to see it is by him – I couldn’t believe my eyes when I found it. I guess I was just at the right place, at the right time. I’ve always wanted to be the first person to spot a Banksy – I feel like I’ve won the lottery.’
August 11 – Fish tank appears on police box in the city
The seventh installation appeared on a police sentry box in Ludgate Hill in the City of London.
The artist appears to have used translucent spray paint on the glass windows to create the design, turning the sentry box into what looks like a giant fish tank, differing from his dark silhouette images.
The glass-paned box was then taped up by the local council and will be kept temporarily by the City of London Corporation’s offices, a walk of less than 15 minutes from the previous location.
A spokesman for the authority said: ‘We have moved the artwork to Guildhall Yard to ensure it is properly protected and open for the public to view safely.
‘A permanent home for the piece will be decided in due course.’
Banksy has confirmed the swimming fish artwork which appeared on a City of London police box was his own work
A cyclist passes by the new artwork which has appeared on a City of London police box
The design differs from Banksy’s usual style and has been painted with more detail and tone
August 12 – Rhino appears mounting a car in Charlton
On the eighth day, the artist posted a picture of his mural to his official Instagram showing a rhino mounting a Nissan Micra with a traffic cone on its bonnet on Westmore Street in Charlton, south east London.
Yet within seven hours of the new graffiti being confirmed, it was defaced and the car had been removed.
Council chiefs described the vandalism of the graffiti artist’s latest piece on Westmoor Street in south-east London, as a ‘real shame’ as the vehicle was removed on Tuesday.
Onlookers described how the ‘brazen’ vandal, wearing a balaclava, was ‘jeered’ as he carried out the damage at about 7.45pm.
Street artist Banksy posted a picture of his mural to his official Instagram showing a rhino mounting a Nissan Micra with a traffic cone on its bonnet on Westmoor Street in Charlton
The rhino artwork was the eighth in Banksy’s animal-themed series across London this month
A vandal has now damaged with a spraypainted ‘tag’ the rhino mural by Banksy which was unveiled in Charlton, south-east London, on Monday
Onlookers captured how Banksy’s rhino mural was vandalised in Charlton, south-east London
August 13 – Gorilla and seal revealed outside London Zoo
Today, Banksy confirmed his ninth installation. The new mural was painted on a white shutter at the zoo, and appears to show a gorilla lifting its base to release birds and a seal.
The new mural, located on a shutter at the zoo’s entrance, ties in to previous pieces, with different animals scattered around the city.
Zoo official Daniel Simmonds said: ‘We’re quite honoured. I think it’s absolutely brilliant.’
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) confirmed that it will protect the image with a Perspex cover, and will leave the shutter down for the thousands of visitors to view the gorilla on Tuesday.
Rebecca Blanchard, media manager at ZSL, added: ‘This was an incredible surprise and we are, quite frankly, thrilled that he’s chosen us to be what could be the grand finale of this series that’s been so talked about.’
The new Banksy mural has been painted on a white shutter at London Zoo, and appears to show a gorilla lifting its base to release birds and a seal
The new Gorilla mural is located on a shutter at the zoo’s entrance
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