Dinosaurs are disappearing … again

Posted by petblog

on June 28, 2009M at 12:25 am

So in case you haven’t seen it yet, the dinosaur exhibit at the Oklahoma City Zoo is only hanging around for a few more days.

“Dinosaurs Unearthed,” a special traveling exhibit of animatronic dinosaurs, runs through Tuesday, June 30. The life-size dinosaurs move and make sounds, zoo spokeswoman Tara Henson said. The exhibit includes other features, such as dinosaur skeletons and fossils.

Aside from teaching, the exhibit also sends a message about conservation, Henson said. Officials hope visitors realize how fragile ecosystems are. ” Dinosaurs are extinct,” Henson said, “and if we as humans are not careful, many endangered animals could be extinct, too.”

And speaking of endangered species, the Dinosaurs Unearthed merchandise won’t be around much longer either. It’s half price right now.

Here’s are some photos taken by Oklahoman photographer John Clanton. Also, read this blog by Copy Editor Erica Smith about her son’s visit to the exhibit.

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

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