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The Natural History Museum is hoping to build
on the success it had last winter when giant illuminated
installations of wild animals drew 370,000 visitors to the "Jardin
des Plantes" and became one of the city's top tourist
attractions.
This year, organizers have installed 50 ocean creatures that
consist of several hundred of light structures, some - up to 10
metres high or 30 metres long.
"It's an extraordinary journey that will amaze young and old
while raising awareness about the fragility of the oceans,"
French Natural History Museum said in a statement.
The museum created the attraction in collaboration with China
Lights Festival.
Oceans account of about 70% of the planet's surface. Animals
that live in or around seas are seeing their lives affected in
the face of the climate change, as water gets warmer.
(This story is refiled to remove extraneous word in headline)
(Writing by Maya Nikolaeva; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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