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On the Move!
From Rhode Island to California, this herd is making its way across the U.S.—without moving a muscle. That’s because they’re sculptures in a traveling exhibit called “The Great Elephant Migration.” Each life-sized statue was handmade by Indigenous, or Native, people from an area of India called Nilgiri Hills. To make the models, artists used a shrub called lantana camara. The plant destroys the habitats of endangered elephants and other species.
Money raised by selling the statues will support groups that protect animals. Organizers hope the exhibit will inspire people to live peacefully with real wildlife.
A 5-foot-tall, 220-pound baby elephant sculpture sells for $8,000.
¡En marcha!
De Rhode Island a California, esta manada atraviesa Estados Unidos sin mover un músculo. Son esculturas de una exposición itinerante llamada: La gran migración de elefantes. Los indígenas, o nativos, de una zona de la India llamada Nilgiri Hills hicieron a mano las estatuas de tamaño real. Para hacer los modelos, los artistas utilizaron un arbusto llamado lantana camara. Esta planta destruye el hábitat de los elefantes y otras especies en peligro de extinción.
El dinero recaudado con la venta de las estatuas financiará a grupos que protegen a los animales. Los organizadores esperan que la exposición inspire a la gente a convivir pacíficamente con la vida silvestre real.
La escultura de una cría de elefante de 5 pies de altura y 220 libras de peso se vende por $8,000.