THE famous Banksy painting in Lyme Regis has come under the international spotlight again after an animated video went viral.

Called “The Banksy Crane”, a painting of the origami-heron with a goldfish dangling from its mouth, is painted on a wall next to the River Lim and was claimed by the international graffiti artist in 2012.

Now, an animated video of the heron plucking a goldfish out of the river and swallowing it has gone viral on Banksy’s official Facebook page.

It has been shared more than 2,000 times and more than 12,500 people have liked the post, which was uploaded to the social networking site on March 22.

You can watch the video by clicking here