In Pictures: Sea animal lanterns shine in Paris

A hermit crab shaped light structures displayed at the Jardin des Plantes 'botanical garden' Zoo in Paris, as part of the Light Festival exhibition entitled "Ocean en voie d'illumination" in Paris.

Tortoise shaped light structures. Giant lanterns in the shape of killer whales, octopuses and clown fish were lit up on Friday in the middle of a four-centuries-old botanical garden in Paris.

A shark light structure. The Natural History Museum is hoping to build on the success it had last winter when giant illuminated installations of wild animals drew 370,000 visitors to the "Jardin des Plantes" and became one of the city's top tourist attractions.

A shrimp light structure. This year, organizers have installed 50 ocean creatures that consist of several hundred of light structures, some - up to 10 metres high or 30 metres long.

A crab-shaped light structure. "It's an extraordinary journey that will amaze young and old while raising awareness about the fragility of the oceans," French Natural History Museum said in a statement.

A pink flamingo-shaped light structure. The museum created the attraction in collaboration with China Lights Festival.

A pelican light structure. Oceans account of about 70% of the planet's surface. Animals that live in or around seas are seeing their lives affected in the face of the climate change, as water gets warmer.

Animal light structures displayed at the Jardin des Plantes 'botanical garden' Zoo in Paris.

Pink flamingo-shaped light structures

Hermit crab shaped light structure.

A crab light structure.

Fish light structures.

An eagle light structure.

Animal light structures.

A crab light structure.

An eagle light structure.

An animal light structure.

A giant crocodile-shaped light structure

A pink flamingo-shaped light structure.

A giant crocodile-shaped light structure