25th April News review

Banksy creates new art at home

The anonymous artist known has Banksy has created lockdown inspired piece of art. A series of photos were published on his social media accounts on 15th April.

The rodent inspired art is now what he has painted in his bathroom. Banksy captioned the images “ My wife hates it when I work from home!”

The artist, from England became famous in the 1990s with graffiti that highlighted political problems and inequality. There is usually some humour in his art, have a look at these examples:

California,US

Bears having a party without humans

Bears in Yosemite National park in the US have found a new life of freedom while the park is closed to visitors. The park is a protected wildlife area where the bears have lots of space to play. The park is home to around 300-500 black bears. Katie Patrick, who works at the park said " The bears are having a party and have been walking down the roads because there are no cars or people around any more."

Animal of the week

Shetland Pony

Lifespan:

More than 30 years

Diet:

They eat grass, leaves, twigs, vines, and shrubs and various other plants.

Habitat:

Shetland's* world-famous small ponies can be seen throughout the islands - grazing by the roadside, on the beaches or on the heathery hills. Appearing to roam wild, the ponies are, in fact, all owned and tended to by local crofters.

* Shetland is a group of islands in Scotland.