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Gigantic
dinosaurs
descend on zoo
Q uite a few em ployees and
guests at the Oregon Zoo found
them selves doing double-takes as
enorm ous dinosaurs flew through
the treetops. A heavy-duty crane«
was used to place the largest of
the creatures in their sum m er ex
hibit, “Prehistoric Predators.”
“M oving these massive ani
mals created some pretty dramatic
m om ents,” said Jim Gilbert, zoo
guest services manager. “It was
am azing to see a 43-foot-long, 4-
ton G iganotosaurus fly through
the air.”
The outdoor experience will
take visitors back m illionsof years
beginning Saturday, May 22 and
running through Labor Day. Zoo
visitors will follow a trail through
an ancient rain forest, surrounded
by the realistic anim atronic crea
tures that roar, snarl and move
with lifelike ferocity.
The dinosaurs represent 17
species from the Jurassic and Cre
taceous periods. An intim idating
G iganotosaurus, which was even
larger than Tyrannosaurus rex, is
the ex hibit’s centerpiece. Its 6-
foot-long skull held enorm ous
jaw s with 8-inch-long serrated
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Chendra, an asian elephant, checks out the Giganotosaurus
dinosuar before it is lifted via crane into the new "Prehistoric
Predators" exhibit at the Oregon Zoo.
teeth.
“ Prehistoric Predators will be
an experience with some real teeth
to it," quipped Kim Smith, Oregon
Zoo director. “The zoo’s dino
saur exhibit two years ago was a
huge success, so our staff has
worked hard to exceed expecta
tions.”
The path also w ill featu re
photo-opportunity spots and ac
tivity stations where visitors can
unearth fossils. And, draw ing a
connection to the zoo’s recently
opened Predators of the Serengeti
exhibit, interpretive signs along
the dino path will com pare preda
tors from long ago to those found
in the present.
Each of the dinosaurs is built on
a steel frame and covered with intri
cately painted foam-rubber skin.
State-of-the-art electronics and air
pistons power the dinosaurs’ grasp
ing hands, menacing claws and
gnashing teeth. Strategically placed
alternative paths lead parents with
younger visitors to activity stations,
where they learn what these giants
ate, how they cared for their young,
what their relationships to other
animals were like, possible reasons
they became extinct and more.
Adm ission to the dino exhibit
will be $3.50 plus regular zoo ad
mission.
Arab-
American
Miss USA
Rima Fakih knew she
had won the 2010 Miss
USA title when she saw
the look on Donald
Trump’s face: It was the
same one she’d seen
him flash at the winners
o f “ The Apprentice. ” The
24-year-old Lebanese
immigrant from Michigan
beat out 50 other
women to take the title
Sunday night.
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