Delirious for dinos!Cleveland residents may be in for a monster surprise--prehistoric beasts have come back to invade the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is a zoo in Cleveland, Ohio. The zoo is 165 acres (66.8 ha) and is split up into different areas: the RainForest, the African Savanna, Northern Trek, the Australian Adventure, and Primates, Cats, and Aquatics. ! Life-size dinosaurs will start stalking Waterfowl Lake on May 14 through September 12 giving visitors to the zoo something to roar about. Twenty "dino-rific" giants take the spotlight in two different exhibits. In "Sandstorm Struggle" a Velociraptor Velociraptor (vəlŏs`ĭrăp'tər) [Gr.,=swift robber], swift bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period. It was relatively small, being approximately 6 ft (1.8 m) long. combats a Protoceratops protoceratops Any member of a genus of quadrupedal dinosaurs found as fossils in Gobi deposits of the Cretaceous period (144–65 million years ago). The hind limbs were more strongly developed than the forelimbs; the back was arched. , which is based on a fossil discovery where the dinosaurs' bodies were found together. Scientists speculate that they were both killed in a sandstorm. In "Pterosaurs This list of pterosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the order Pterosauria, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomen dubium Family," three flying reptiles sit high in the trees. Although the creatures aren't members of the dinosaur family, they contributed to the ecosystem of prehistoric times. The dinosaurs move and make sounds through electronics, air pistons and advanced animatronics. Other big beasts in the exhibit include a Triceratops, Allosaurus Allosaurus, late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur of the W United States. Specimens of 30 to 40 ft (9 to 12 m) have been found. It had stong hind legs, smaller sharply clawed forelimbs, two small horns directly above the eyes, and expandable jaws that could widen to , Megalosaurus, Spinosaurus and many others. In addition to just watching the dinosaurs, visitors can pretend to be paleontologists in "Dino Dig" or control their own animatronic T.Rex. Admission to Dinosaurs! The Monster Comeback is $2 per person with regular zoo admission. |
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