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You wouldn’t expect to see lions, tigers and eagles (oh, my!) in the middle of Manhattan.
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“We lit up the Empire State Building with the world’s most beautiful – and threatened – species to show the world what’s at stake,” the filmmakers said on their website.
About 160 different endangered animals were projected onto the 381-meter-tall (1,250-foot-tall) skyscraper, including the now-famous Cecil the Lion.
Visitors to the 86-year-old building were encouraged to share their photos of the spectacle on social media using the hashtag #RacingExtinction.
Endangered species projected on @EmpireStateBldg tonight. Here’s the show in 30 seconds and 4k #RacingExtinction pic.twitter.com/VxDfM5VGWb
— Josiah Daniel Ryan (@JosiahRyan) August 2, 2015
Some more beautiful faces of endangered species spotlighted by @EmpireStateBldg. #NYC #RacingExtinction pic.twitter.com/H61btVaWdh
— Inga Sarda-Sorensen (@isardasorensen) August 3, 2015
RT to help us thank the @EmpireStateBldg for giving endangered species the spotlight #RacingExtinction pic.twitter.com/k1qxTH9Q6A
— Racing Extinction (@Extinction_OPS) August 2, 2015
Artists and activists will feature in the documentary by award-winning director Louie Psihoyos, creatively displaying previously unseen footage of animals under threat.
The worldwide premiere of Racing Extinction will be on December 2 on the Discovery Channel.
[H/T: BBC]
