Banksy unveils new rhino artwork in animal-themed collection that has surfaced in London

LONDON (AP) — Street artist Banks unveiled a new mural on Monday of a rhinoceros that appears to be climbing onto a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has published in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more.

THE elusive graffiti artist who has never confirmed his full identityhas been posting the new work on his Instagram account every day since last Monday. The latest piece in Charlton, south-east London, features a rhino on a wall and gives the impression that the animal is riding a broken-down car parked outside the building.

On Sunday, the artist claimed another work of art depicting piranhas that appeared at a police box near the Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey, in London.

A small crowd of people gathered at the aquarium-themed artwork on Monday, taking photos and selfies as workers placed barriers around it. A spokesman for the City of London Corporation said it was looking at options to preserve it.

Other pieces revealed last week include pelicans that appeared on the side of a fish shop in Walthamstow, east London, and a silhouette of a howling wolf that was painted on a satellite dish on the roof of a garage in south London.

The wolf drawing was seen being removed by men who took it away on the same day it was unveiled. It is not immediately clear who removed the satellite dish.

Banksy began his career spray painting buildings in Bristol, England, and has become one of the world’s best-known artists. His work has sold for millions of dollars at auctions, and ancient murals in outdoor locations were often stolen or removed by building owners shortly after they were erected.