'The Herds’ sets sail: Wildlife puppets parade through Nigeria's floating slum to spotlight climate change

In Makoko, a waterfront slum threatened by climate change , residents sail through narrow canals with a towering cardboard giraffe. (All Image credits: AP)

As handmade giraffe and gorilla glide through the lagoon on wooden canoes- part puppet show, part protest- where art sails into the silence of climate uncertainty, whispering stories louder than sirens.

in a powerful visual metaphor for the climate crisis' performers parade towering animal puppets made from recycled materials through the streets of Lagos.

Cardboard gorilla sets sail through Makoko's watery alleys, steered by silent performers. Children watch from stilted homes, caught between wonder and warning - a floating fable of climate change told without words.

local artists in Nigeria's Makoko slum hoist a handmade puppet aboard a canoe, the iconic floating community into moving stage for environment protest.

Crowds gather around towering cardboard animal puppets parading through Lagos, Nigeria, as part of a climate- themed performance.

As a handmade elephant glides past, a uniform officer watches over the scene- part guardian, part witness to an unusual spectacle. The lagoon becomes a stage where animals return not in flesh, but in spirit, echoing lost connections between nature, humanity, and the forgotten fringes of urban life.