Ozzy Osbourne sells five of his paintings for huge sum to save endangered chimps
The Black Sabbath frontman created the pictures with the help of the apes in a sanctuary.
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One painting called Paranoid, which he made with chimp Janice at the Florida Save the Chimps centre, fetched £13,820.
He also collaborated with three other chimps, Kramer, Sable and Sophie on, on the acrylic on canvas works.
The five pictures raised a total of £54,040.
They were sold by Omega Auctions in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside.
Ozzy, 76, who once bit the head off a bat at a concert in 1982, said: 'I paint because it gives me peace of mind.
"But I don't sell my paintings.
'I've made an exception with these collaborations as it raises money for Save the Chimps, a sanctuary for apes rescued from labs, roadside zoos and wildlife traffickers.'
Save the Chimps provides refuge and lifetime care to hundreds of chimpanzees.
The apes receive top-notch veterinary care, nutritious meals, and a variety of social enrichments - including painting.
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