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00:00Piranhas patrolling the City of London, these little fish floating on a police booth near
00:05St Paul's Cathedral, are the latest addition to Banksy's series of spray-painted artworks.
00:11Seven separate examples of street art have popped up in as many days, all of them depicting
00:16animals.
00:18After monkeys, elephants, a goat, a panther, a wolf and a couple of pelicans popped up
00:25across the UK capital, people have been speculating on what message the artist might be hoping
00:30to convey with this growing urban menagerie.
00:34I think he's definitely making a comment about policing and I think what we've got at the
00:38moment in England is a real problem across all of these areas.
00:42I mean we just never really know because I don't think he ever really says.
00:45I think the stencils are, I mean that's advertising isn't it?
00:48So what do you think he's advertising?
00:50He's advertising a brand, him.
00:53Some have suggested the street artist is hoping to promote happiness and solidarity
00:58after the recent riots in the UK.
01:00Others believe the pieces point to environmental concerns.
01:04While Banksy remains typically silent, his organisation, Pest Control Office, has said
01:10that these theories about deeper meanings are too elaborate and that the work is simply
01:14meant to raise a smile.