In August 2024 a series of nine artworks of animals by Banksy appeared in London over nine days.
[5] The series was created by Banksy to cheer up the British public during a period of bleak news headlines when "light has often been harder to spot than shade" as reported by The Guardian.
[1] Banksy hoped that the "uplifting works cheer people with a moment of unexpected amusement, as well as to gently underline the human capacity for creative play, rather than for destruction and negativity".
[1] Banksy's organisation Pest Control Office has said that "recent theorising about the deeper significance of each new image has been way too involved".
[1] Map of locations 51°29′07″N 0°17′14″W / 51.48538°N 0.28712°W / 51.48538; -0.28712 (Goat) 51°28′57″N 0°10′57″W / 51.48245°N 0.18242°W / 51.48245; -0.18242 (Elephants) 51°31′23″N 0°04′17″W / 51.52307°N 0.07151°W / 51.52307; -0.07151 (Monkeys) 51°28′03″N 0°04′00″W / 51.46737°N 0.06667°W / 51.46737; -0.06667 (Wolf) 51°35′03″N 0°02′04″W / 51.58428°N 0.03438°W / 51.58428; -0.03438 (Pelicans) 51°33′47″N 0°13′20″W / 51.5631°N 0.22232°W / 51.5631; -0.22232 (Big cat) 51°30′51″N 0°06′10″W / 51.51411°N 0.10289°W / 51.51411; -0.10289 (Piranhas) 51°29′34″N 0°02′16″E / 51.49284°N 0.03775°E / 51.49284; 0.03775 (Rhinoceros) 51°32′09″N 0°09′21″W / 51.53575°N 0.15572°W / 51.53575; -0.15572 (Gorilla)