Standing at about two stories tall, it's creators say it's "the world's largest puppet ever conceived." Percy's nose is reportedly the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
Before heading to the zoo, hundreds of students were able to see the puppet at its stop a Griffith Park."One of the hardest things is to try to create something that's cute on such a large scale," said Peter Brooke, the creative supervisor for Jim Henson's Creature Shop. "To try and keep the cuteness on such a huge scale, that was the hard thing to keep the character."
The Wildlife Explorers Basecamp was created to teach families about the interactions of humans, plants, animals and their habitats.
You can watch more of the story from Los Angele's ABC7 below.
More info and photos of Percy's construction can be found via the LA Times.
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