Gorillas Trail...ing Off

On Monday (14th October) the sculptures that have been dotted around the island since July will be moved to a warehouse.

They will be cleaned and prepared to be auctioned next month to help create new, state-of-the-art indoor home for the gorillas at Jersey Zoo.

Each of the 40 gorillas were individually created by local and international artists to celebrate Durrell's 60th anniversary.

They have been 'unlocked' almost 220,000 times.

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