In August 2024 a series of nine artworks of animals by Banksy appeared in London over nine days. The artworks do not have titles and were confirmed by Banksy on his Instagram on the day of their appearance.
The animals are depicted by their silhouettes and are predominantly painted in black. The fish artwork painted on the police sentry box uses translucent paint.
The series was created by Banksy to cheer up the British public during a period of bleak news headlines when "light has often been harder to spot than shade" as reported by The Guardian. Banksy hoped that the "uplifting works cheer people with a moment of unexpected amusement, as well as to gently underline the human capacity for creative play, rather than for destruction and negativity". Banksy's organisation Pest Control Office has said that "recent theorising about the deeper significance of each new image has been way too involved".