Two sculptors who were refused permission to engrave their signatures onto their giant statue of Nelson Mandela came up with a novel solution: They hid a bronze rabbit in the statue's ear.

A tiny sculpted rabbit is visible in one of the bronze ears of a 30-foot statue of the late Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, South Africa. Officials want the miniature bunny removed from the statue ...

sculpture of Nelson Mandela is billed as the biggest statue of the South African leader. It also has a tiny, barely visible quirk: a sculpted rabbit tucked inside one of the bronze ears.

sculpture of Nelson Mandela is billed as the biggest statue of the South African leader. It also has a tiny, barely visible quirk: a sculpted rabbit tucked inside one of the bronze ears.

sculpture of Nelson Mandela is billed as the biggest statue of the South African leader. It also has a tiny, barely visible quirk: a sculpted rabbit tucked inside one of the bronze ears ...

Some South Africans didn't seem all that upset by the embellishment: I think the rabbit sculptors put in the ear of the bronze statue of Nelson Mandela is unique and he would of loved it pic ...

South Africa President Jacob Zuma, center, gestures as he speaks after unveiling a 9 metre bronze statue of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela outside Pretoria, South Africa in December.

Ramallah - Palestinians on Tuesday inaugurated a giant statue of Nelson Mandela donated by the city of Johannesburg to their political capital in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The 6m 2-ton bronze ...

The six-meter bronze statue of Mandela arrived from Johannesburg to Ramallah on Thursday. The statue, which was made with the consent of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and funded by the ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. Among all the commemorations ... Coinciding with the bronze statue’s reveal is a new permanent exhibit at city hall ...

August 29, 2007-A bronze statue of Mandela is unveiled in Parliament ... July 18, 2009 - The Nelson Mandela Foundation creates Mandela Day to be held every year on his birthday.

South Africa’s largest monument to Nelson Mandela: a 30-foot bronze statue in Pretoria, South Africa’s executive capital. Credit... Supported by By Lynsey Chutel Photographs by Gulshan Khan In ...