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A two-metre tall Giraffe made entirely from discarded shoes has landed in Jersey to encourage islanders to stop flip-flopping about protecting the marine environment.
Tamba Park welcomed the new friend - the creation of Kenya-based charity Ocean Soul - into their café last month.
The colourful creation was made from 500 discarded flip flops collected from the Kenyan shoreline.
Video: The sculpture being made.
It was brought to Jersey in hopes of raising awareness of the work Ocean Soul, a charity that pays coastal communities to clean up their shorelines, with particular attention paid to the scourge of non-biodegradable flip flops - thousands of which wash up on the East African coast each year.
As well as providing a remedy to this problem, Ocean Soul contributes 10% of its profits to marine conservation programmes, while also providing a steady income to a team of 150 Kenyan workers.
In addition, many are able to access welfare schemes offered by the charity.
Tina Monro, Head of Human Capital at Standard Bank, which helped bring over the giraffe, said their support came because the bank is committed "to helping charities that make a real difference to many Africans’ lives".
Jonathan Ruff, owner of Tamba Park, said he was "delighted to welcome this sculpture", as Ocean Soul's objectives are aligned with those of his own charity, Ruff's kitchen, which raises money to feed children across schools in Zimbabwe.
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