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Versailles, Oct 16 (EFE) .- Ostriches, chameleons and elephants have returned this week to the Palace of Versailles in an exhibition that for the first time shows the variety of species that inhabited this ancient residential complex next to French royalty. (Camera: MARIO GARCÍA SÁNCHEZ)SHOT LIST: THE EXHIBITION "THE KING'S ANIMALS", LOCATED IN THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES.SOUND BITES: CURATOR ALEXANDRE MARAL (IN FRENCH)TRANSLATIONS:1) "The Palace of Versailles, the domain of Versailles, in general, was populated with animals. They were everywhere."2) "(Versailles) is a place where there were many pets that were inside the palace, who lived with members of the royal family and courtiers, such as dogs, cats, parrots and monkeys. Therefore, it can be said that it was a place where animals lived like kings. "3) "Animals had a political function in Versailles, since it was a place of power, so everything had a political symbolism, like the birds in the collection of Louis XIV".
Nabeul (Tunisia), Sep 17 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Mohamed Messara) The city of Nabeul, in southern Tunisia, is famous for its long history in pottery and crafts that stretches from the 16th century to the present. This ancient craft is an important source of livelihood for several families who have inherited this art throughout the centuries.FOOTAGE OF THE ELABORATION OF CROCKERY IN A POTTERY WORKSHOP IN NABEUL (TUNISIA).
Brussels, Jul 24 (EFE) .- (Camera: Ricardo Ruiz Varo) Some of the objects exhibited in the Belgian Museum of Africa, which houses one of the largest collections in the world in the center of that continent, will soon begin a One-way trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of an innovative process for the return of goods obtained illegally in the former Belgian colony.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION IN BRUSSELS AND SOUNDBITES OF GUIDO GRYSEELS, MUSEUM DIRECTOR, IN ENGLISH.
Johannesburg, Apr 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) A group of artists has been occupying the offices of the National Artistic Council of South Africa for more than a month to demand answers about the aid promised by the Government to the sector.The stimulus package, of more than 17 million euros, was aimed at alleviating the crisis that the art world is suffering in the country as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but, according to the artists, who have been protesting for 42 days, the Government is not meeting the agreed deadlines. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN JOHANNESBURG SOUNDBITES FROM ONE OF THE ARTISTS1.- “The National Artistic Council and the Board of Directors have failed so we are doing a sit-in here waiting for the money to reach people's bank accounts. Instead, we are being threatened with violent evictions. But here we are waiting, because where is the money?"
Managua, Jan 27 (EFE).- Two jaguar cubs were rescued from a house in the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua after being offered for illegal sale on social media when their mother was killed by residents, the Nicaragua Zoo reported on Wednesday.The male and female jaguars, just three-and-a-half months old, were underweight when they were rescued from a home in the Miskito community of Sandy Bay, about 700 kilometers from Managua, according to the authorities of the National Zoo, which helped the felines along with government officials. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS). SHOT LIST: RECENTLY RESCUED BABY JAGUARS ENTERING THEIR REFUGE AT THE NICARAGUAN NATIONAL ZOO IN TICUANTEPE, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA. (B-ROLL WITH NO SOUND). SOUND BITE: EDUARDO SACASA, NICARAGUA ZOO'S DIRECTOR (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: It was very expensive to feed them. They had to kill a deer and the family preferred to eat it and gave only the hide and leather to the jaguars.
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