Dino Rhino is born!

After lots of planning and preparation, work on TTPL's Dino Rhino has begun.

The name may sound like a bad B movie, but it's actually part of Paignton Zoo's Great Big Rhino Project. Be sure to look out for the 30 life-size rhinos that will be scattered around the streets, parks and open spaces of the English Riviera and Exeter this summer. The fantastic project is raising funds for the conservation of endangered Javan and Sumatran rhinos.

If you can't wait until the summer, the TTPL-sponsored Dino Rhino is on display as it comes to life at the Spanish Barn in Torquay. Local artist Jess Miller has the slightly daunting task of intricately painting the life-size rhino and is already doing a stunning job.

Jess is currently studying at Plymouth College of Art and specialises in wildlife portraits. Having already painted a life-size gorilla as part a previous Paignton Zoo project, we are all confident that Dino Rhino is going to be brilliant!

More information on the project can be found here: http://www.greatbigrhinos.org.uk/