The zoo is having animal eyes painted on to the perimeter wall

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Zoo keeps a close eye on traffic Animal eyes will be painted on the Joburg Zoo's perimeter wall, keeping a watch over passing traffic. February 10, 2006 By Emmanuel Mulaudzi WHEN you drive past the Johannesburg Zoo in the future you may be forgiven if you think you're being watched. The zoo is in the process of having animal eyes, among other images, painted on to the perimeter wall. Artists from graphics company Wallscapes Painting Studio came up with a series of suggestions for the zoo, according to zoo spokesperson Senzo Ngcobo. However, he pointed out, initially only two blocks along the wall will be painted. "We are asking members of the public and other stakeholders to comment before we paint all the blocks." An artist's impression of the mural on the Johannesburg Zoo's wall The paintings are being donated by Wallscapes. "We want to encourage people to visit the zoo," says the company's project manager, Duwayn Rudman. The chairperson of the Parktown and Westcliff Heritage Trust, Flo Bird, described the paintings as "a good advertising strategy for the zoo", adding that people should be able to decide whether they liked the paintings once the two blocks were complete. Painting began on Thursday, 9 February, with the artists doing preliminary sketches on the wall. Once these are in place the actual painting will be undertaken and should be complete by Saturday, 11 February. Comments on the paintings can be sent to info@jhbzoo.org.za. For more information call the Johannesburg Zoo on 011 646 2000. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page Send an online postcard E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za