Will paint for food! Zoo animal paintings

[jazzcat]

The Knoxville Zoo is having an art gala featuring work from the resident critters.

Here's a picture of the Meerkats painting. So cute! :love:
http://media.knoxnews.com/kns/content/img/photos/2008/09/18/092008animalart2_t600.jpg

See all pictures of all the animals painting here.
http://www.knoxnews.com/photos/galleries/2008/sep/21/art-gone-wild-animal-enrichment-zoo/6657/

Jello the Penguin looks like a real artist.

[kuhio98]

Maggie -- an elephant that used to be in the Anchorage Zoo -- was a wonderful painter. The Zoo took her artwork and had t-shirts and sweatshirts made up. They sold very well and raised a lot of money for the Zoo. Bobcat wears his Maggie original all the time. :D

[catfamily]

i saw the elephants painting on a video someone sent awhile back but it made me sad,because some didn't look like they wanted to do it...i'm probably wrong.
i just kind of felt bad for them

the meerkats look like they don't mind at all:)

[Moesha]

There was a potbellied pig rescue in my county. The pigs used to paint pictures that were offered for sale to help support the refuge. I bought one for my mom at their open house one year. They've sinced moved to another area though.