Animal art parades around the world

A cow statue in Manhattan, part of CowParade, an international charity initiative, which began in Zurich in 1998 and has since been held in over 50 cities worldwide. Cows have been created by Vivienne Westwood, Radiohead, David Lynch and Lord Norman Foster to name a few
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A coloured fiberglass cow stands in Moscow's Red Square, September, 2005, during the CowParade. To the left is the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower
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A man walks past four Buddy Bear sculptures at the Bebelplatz square in Berlin, June 2006. Over 120 of the bears were designed by artists worldwide, each with unique features on behalf of his or her native country, as part of charity project to promote global peace
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Tourists walk past United Buddy Bears in Buenos Aires. The bears represent member states of the United Nations and stand hand-in-hand to symbolise tolerance and understanding between different nations
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Lions of Bath 2010, at the Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath - part of a pride of 100 life-sized sculptures currently on parade in the city to raise funds for local charities
Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA

A 'King of Pop' lion, styled as Michael Jackson, painted by artist Lucy Eves for the Lions of Bath 2010
Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA

A woman walks past life-sized baby elephant statues displayed in Trafalgar Square, London this month as part of The Elephant Parade 2010. The elephants were hand-painted by established and emerging talent from the London art world, and will be auctioned off for charity
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School children inspect an elephant artwork in Trafalgar Square. There are more than 250 of them in the parade
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