Pictures: Paintings by animals go on display

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Painting by Bakhari, a chimp from America
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We're not monkeying around - these masterpieces painted by elephants and apes are on display in London. Bakhari, a chimp from America, painted this pic.

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This artwork is by Baka, a Sumatran orangutan from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado, America. The people behind the exhibition say its one of the first shows to bring the 'work' of different animal species together.

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Impressive! It was painted by Boon Mee, an elephant from Thailand, Asia. The elephant handlers actually steered the animal's trunk, which holds the brush, to make the picture. So it's not really a clever elephant painting a flower.

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Samantha, a Western lowland gorilla from Erie Zoo in Pennsylvania, America, seems to like her pastel colours!

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And last but not least here's a piece by Nong Bank, an elephant at Samutprakarn Zoo in Thailand, Asia. Wonder what it is?