Edinburgh Zoo launched a spectacular Lego exhibition at the weekend - featuring over 25 life-sized animal sculptures for visitors to find as they explore the zoo.
The Bricklive Zoo Safari exhibition will run until Wednesday, July 31, where guests can view the impressive models located across the site. The unique art trail features some very large models, from a Bengal tiger, giant panda, elephant and a pride of lions - to smaller animals including rockhopper penguins and macaws. Eagle eyed visitors will also be able to spot a special novelty creature hidden amongst the bushes.
Lindsay Ross, events and experiences manager at Edinburgh Zoo, said, “We are so excited about Edinburgh Zoo’s Brick Safari. Bricklive have put together an amazing exhibit with some incredible sculptures of animals most of us are unlikely to see close-up in our lifetime – it will be a great addition to what is already a brilliant day out at the zoo.”
More than 1.5 million Lego bricks were used to create the life-sized models - with the sculptures taking hundreds of hours to build - the African Elephant took a team of five 1,600 hours to complete.
Guests can find an info board near each model which states the number of bricks used and the build time. There is one model however which is kept a secret - and visitors can guess the number of bricks used for the chance to win a platinum animal adoption - read on to learn more.
Here are 14 pictures of Bricklive Safari exhibition at Edinburgh Zoo.
5. Macaws
Nestled under a tree you’ll be able to find a few Macaws perched on their very own Lego branch. The models are comprised from 7,226 bricks and took 48 hours to build Photo: NW
6. Lions
It took nine professional Lego builders 711 hours to create this incredible sculpture of a pride of lions. This stand out model was made from 119,539 bricks Photo: NW
7. King Penguin
This King Penguin sculpture took nearly 50 hours to complete and weighs 47kg - 30kg more than the real thing. You can be in with a chance of winning a platinum animal adoption by guessing how many bricks were used to make it - when visiting the attraction scan the QR code to apply Photo: NW
8. Nessie
Nessie also makes an appearance in the art trail - but you’ll need to have good eye sight to spot it. The sculpture was made from 81,898 bricks and took 320 hours to build Photo: NW