While many artists would scoff at the idea of painting a big, box-shaped, steel ship, Peter Max is excited by the idea.

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Each part of the unit is hand-signed by pop artist Peter Max.

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The ship is themed on New York City, with a colorful mural on the exterior hull design by pop artist Peter Max featuring the city skyline and the Statue of Liberty.

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Birds in Germany are dying by the millions and Peter Berthold of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, Germany, says that cats are to blame.

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Through a mutual friend, Luke Nosek, Max met Peter Thiel.

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Eric Meek, RSPB area manager in Orkney said Sir Peter, widely known as Max, was "a highly intelligent man who cares about what is going on in the world".

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