The Philadelphia Zoo has made a new addition to their family this year: The Second Nature Exhibit
This exhibit is different from the rest. It doesn’t include any playful animals you see throughout the rest of the zoo, but larger-than-life sculptures of them made from recycled, reused and re-purposed materials.
These sculptures are made out of any materials you can think of including spark plugs, cardboard and even chewing gum! (There is an alligator that is made of 200 pounds of chewing gum!)
The exhibit is made up of 12 works from a dozen renowned artists from around the world like Rome, Rotterdam, Montreal, Queensland and, of course, Philadelphia.
Second Nature is full of endangered species of animals and tells a story about the connection between endangered species and human behavior It tries to get visitors thinking about the small things we can do in our daily lives to help endangered animals and think about our habitats.
Be sure to check out this extremely unique exhibit, open until October 31st!
