The piece, which shows a gorilla lifting a shutter and allowing a number of birds and a seal to escape, has been replaced with a replica.
This was an incredible surprise and we are, quite frankly, thrilled that he’s chosen us to be what could be the grand finale of this series that’s been so talked about.
London Zoo replied to comments on a social media post announcing the removal that it was still working on exactly what we're going to do with the artwork, but we're keen to properly preserve this moment in our history.
The rhino work was defaced by a man wearing a black balaclava just hours after it was publicly announced, while the silhouette of a wolf howling on a satellite dish was taken.
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