A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets to begin a 20,000-kilometre (12,400-mile) trek across ...

The animals are part of The Herds project and aim to have crossed around 10 countries between central Africa and the Arctic by August. Their journey will take them through Nigeria, Senegal ...

In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at ...

"Some animals will die on the way," due to high humidity for instance, "just like in real life", Mpofu said. As it travels, the herd will be joined by new puppets representing local species ...