In 1988, illustrator Paul Middlewick was staring at a map of the London Underground on his daily commute home from work when he “saw” an elephant among the lines, stations, and symbols — similar to how the ancients discovered constellations in the night sky. Since then, the elephant has been joined by 33 other animals in a collection called Animals on the Underground.

Bat station nickname: Highgate	Puppy (dog) station nickname: Colliers Wood
Cat station nickname: Queen’s Park	Puppy (hound) station nickname: Hounslow Central
Cockerel station nickname: Cockfosters	Raven station nickname: Ravenscourt Park
Dog station nickname: Barking	Reindeer station nickname: Caledonian Road
Elephant station nickname: Elephant & Castle	Baby Rhino station nickname: Kenton
Emu station nickname: High Barnet	Rhino station nickname: Hornchurch
Angel Fish station nickname: Angel	Seal station nickname: Finsbury Park
Flamingo station nickname: Rotherhithe	Snail station nickname: Mudchute
Goose station nickname: Canada Water	Stag station nickname: Richmond
Hawk station nickname: Goldhawk Road	Tortoise station nickname: Oval
Hound station nickname: Hounslow West	Toucan station nickname: Tooting Bec
Moorhen station nickname: Moor Park	Turtle station nickname: Bayswater
Ox station nickname: Oxford Circus	Wallaby station nickname: Upney
Penguin station nickname: Perivale	Bottlenose Whale station nickname: Wapping
Pig station nickname: Hammersmith	Sperm Whale station nickname: Waterloo
Pigeon station nickname: Charing Cross	Wombat station nickname: Earls Court
Polar Bear station nickname: White Chapel	Woodpecker station nickname: Woodside Park

Since its inception, Animals on the Underground has been featured on various animal welfare campaigns including the London Zoo and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to raise awareness of seal hunting in Canada, the ivory trade and whale hunting.

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