New animals on Wroclaw Zoo's wall [PHOTOS]

First silhouettes of the running antelopes and other African species which Jerzy Wołoszynowicz painted on the Wroclaw Zoo's wall date back to 1977. The frescoes have been the local attraction for several generations now. Tourists cruising down the River Oder can also admire the work.

In 2009, a short 90-metre-long section of the work was restored in the Zwierzyniecki Bridge area. Despite his ripe old age, the artist decided to restore the entire panorama and add new species this year. Hence the animal parade that spans the Zwierzyniecki Bridge and the Szczytnicki Weir.

With a little bit of patience, you can count as many as 260 animal species from a variety of habitats and classes ranging from reptiles to mammals. Although the panorama is dominated by the silhouettes of running ungulates, including the artist's favourite species such as antelopes, horses or rhinos, the frescoes also represent colourful birds and imaginary animals that are nowhere to be found either in captivity or in the wild.