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LOS ANGELES- A zoo in the US is letting animals explore their creative side by auctioning paintings produced by snakes, elephants, lemurs and bats among many others.
32 paintings produced by animals at the Oakland Zoo in California are up for auction. Bids for the paintings started at around $200 on eBay.
"Some use paintbrushes and some like to finger-paint," said Ms Rousser.
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In July and August, zookeepers assisted the animals during painting sessions, 'USA Today' reported.
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The zoo started the auction last year with 12 paintings by nine different species and raised $10,000, according to Ms Rousser.
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The funds raised from the auction will go to support the zoo's conservation programmes for animals in the wild.
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The painting sessions were conducted using only positive-reinforcement methods and the animals were freely allowed to refuse participation at any time during the painting sessions, they said.
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