<div><p>Portuguese artist <a href="http://www.bordaloii.com">Bordalo II</a> (Artur Bordalo) created these stunning animal sculptures out of trash. His sculptures portray animals with the materials that threaten them.</p><p>His statues are a message about the effects of pollution on nature. He scavenges material from dumpsters and dumpsites to build massive, lifelike sculptures of wild animals. Although he started out in Portugal, he has traveled to Estonia and the USA to feature his work. </p><p>Scroll down to see some of his bold creations below!</p><p>Fox</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>Hedgehog</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-1_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Weasel</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-2_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>Iguana</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-3_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-3_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-3_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>"Trash Kitten"</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-4.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-4_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-4_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-4_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-4_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Pelican</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-5.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-5_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-5_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-5_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-5_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>Flying Squirrel</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-6.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-6_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-6_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-6_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-6_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Chameleon</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-7.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-7_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-7_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-7_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-7_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>Yellow Frog</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-8.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-8_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-8_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-8_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-8_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Flamingos</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-9.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-9_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-9_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-9_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-9_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>Wolf</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-10.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-10_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-10_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-10_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-10_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>Bee</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-11.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-11_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-11_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-11_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-11_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Meerkats</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-12.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-12_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-12_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-12_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-12_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>"Filthy Whale"</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-13.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-13_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-13_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-13_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245291958-3-13_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><strong>Like and Share if you think these are amazing works of art!</strong></p></div>