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muse, otterman and I visited DINOSAURS! A T.rex named SUE and Friends at the Singapore Science Centre recently.
At the entrance, a scaled bronze model of T.Rex Sue’s skull was on display. Read on to learn of the tragic end that befell Sue.
We were greeted by cuddly counterparts of the huge lizards which we had a date with.
I know of a friend’s daughter who’d go wild upon seeing that purple fellow at the left corner.
Not of the Mrs Henderson Presents variety, but for films which celebrate dinosaurs.
It didn’t take long to get to the real stuff.
Heh, I could just imagine Wilma frying up some of these for Fred.
Nest of Sauropod eggs (cast)
It was pretty crowded cos of the school holidays.
T.rex Stan (cast)
We found the educational and interactive panels pretty amusing.
It was so fun, even otterman got in on the act!
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages…
Presenting…
Sue!
Remember Sue’s tragic end which I mentioned earlier? What a brutal way to go!
From the panel
“Sue’s snout was crushed shortly after death. Because of the position the bones were found in, scientists think that rushing water flipped Sue’s pelvis onto her head”
We caught Jack ‘Jurassic Park’ Horner himself who was getting some promo shots taken. Check out otterman’s coverage of his talk.
Random stuff
According to the curators, a long time back, Qantas sponsored the exhibition and got a species named after them.
There were live cockroaches too. Perhaps they were there as a testament to their resilience, having been around when dinosaurs walked the earth?
From the panel
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
This large, wingless cockroach is endemic to Madagascar where it lives on the forest floor among leaf litter and fallen logs, and feeds on rotting vegetable matter and possibly fungi. It is named after its ability to produce a loud hissing sound when alarmed. There is a distinct sexual dimorphism in this species with males possessing large horn-like protrusions behind the head, and hairy antennae. Females have only small ‘bumps’, and relatively smooth antennae. This cockroach gives birth to live young.
This was muse‘s favourite non-dinosaur creature, cos of it’s pleasant disposition…
Diapsid
… and cute feet.
Diapsid
This was my fave dinosaur cos of its comely countenance…
… and weapon for a tail!
Otterman pointed out the kids playing so happily in the fossil dig area…
… and it suddenly hit me that these kids probably missed out on the mucking around at sandy HDB playgrounds. Perhaps a later post about them.
What I really loved about this exhibition was the fact that we could snap away using flash as much as we liked.
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