A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets to begin a 20,000-kilometer (12,400-mile) trek across ...

Other slinky-body styles of puppet were used for quadrupedal or bipedal animals. Some "flappy" puppets were used for daemons that were in flight or had to land on actors' arms. When actors needed ...

"Some animals will die on the way," due to high humidity for instance, "just like in real life", Mpofu said. As it travels, the herd will be joined by new puppets representing local species ...

"Some animals will die on the way," due to high humidity for instance, "just like in real life", Mpofu said. Wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets (AFP photos ...