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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin walks leaving his paint prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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    ***BESTPIX*** Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin walks leaving his paint prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tukta' (L) and 'Pak Boon', female elephants stand with elephant handlers and their paint prints on canvases at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tukta' (L) and 'Pak Boon', female elephants stand with elephant handlers and their paint prints on canvases at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tukta' the female elephant has her paint print applied to a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tukta' the female elephant has her paint print applied to a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Pak Boon' the female elephant makes a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Pak Boon' the female elephant makes a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Pak Boon' the female elephant makes a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Pak Boon' the female elephant makes a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tuka' the komodo dragon leaves a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tuka' the komodo dragon leaves a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tuka' the komodo dragon leaves a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tuka' the komodo dragon leaves a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: A Quokka leaves paint prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: A Quokka leaves paint prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin paints his prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin paints his prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin jumps to the side leaving his paint prints on tiles next to a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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    Taronga Zoo Animals Paint Canvas With Footprints

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin jumps to the side leaving his paint prints on tiles next to a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin walks leaving his paint prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tukta' (L) and 'Pak Boon', female elephants stand with elephant handlers and their paint prints on canvases at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tukta' the female elephant has her paint print applied to a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Pak Boon' the female elephant makes a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Pak Boon' the female elephant makes a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tuka' the komodo dragon leaves a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Tuka' the komodo dragon leaves a paint print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: A Quokka leaves paint prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin paints his prints on a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: 'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin jumps to the side leaving his paint prints on tiles next to a canvas at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Animals at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia tried their hands (well, paws and claws) at being artists on Jun. 27.