It is now towards the last few weeks of the dinosaur exhibition that has been held since April in Kuching. The last day will be on this 31st of December. There are lots to learn in this exhibition. Although not much dinosaurs are shown this time but it is still an enjoyable and interesting visit. I must say that the entry fee is truly reasonable and worth while!

Dinosaurs were prehistoric animals that lived on Earth approximately 230 million years ago. And they become extinct about 65 million years ago. I have always found dinosaurs very interesting and fascinating. They were once the living beings that dominated the world! I wonder how they ruled the world that time. Did they have a government or a system? How did they communicate with each other?

Dinosaur models with brief explanation.

Nowadays, dinosaurs have become topics of discussions, characters in movies, cartoons, games and so on. All these have broaden my imagination on how they lived a long time ago. I guess nobody can be really sure about their lives back then unless we can travel through time and see them for ourselves.

Dinosaur fossils. They are real, I think.

More dinosaur fossils.

Actually the paleontologists are doing an excellent job. Even though we do not see real dinosaurs moving around with our own eyes, but their researches are already bringing us back to the prehistory where we can’t possibly go anymore.

This is an interactive game for children and adults.

“May I have this dance with you?” said Dino.

Dino dance lets you stretch your body for a while if you are tired of walking around.

First, we met with a robotic Triceratops. As its name implies, there are buttons for visitors to press and see it moves.

The mighty robotic Triceratops.

Triceratops was a plant-eater. Its name is derived from the Greek, meaning “three-horned face”.

Another view of the robotic Triceratops.

It can move when the control buttons are pressed. You can compare this picture with the previous one to see its movement.

This is an Apatosaurus.

Apatosaurus is formerly known as Brontosaurus. It was also a plant-eater and it was one of the largest land animals that has ever existed. Its name is also derived from Greek, which means “deceptive lizard”.

Now, just take a look at this angry fellow…It’s better not to mess with him…

He…I must say…is the main attraction of the exhibition. Yes, indeed…He is the mighty T.rex, as in Tyrannosaurus rex. It is the main attraction possibly due to lots of movements and sounds being programmed to it and thus providing lots of visual and sound effects to the visitors. Many people stopped to take pictures or just to watch him. We took quite some pictures of him.

“I smell flesh…!” said T.rex.

Unlike the previous dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex is a meat-eater. It was known as one of the largest land predators.

“I smell flesh but I can’t move…Urghh…” cried T.rex.

Tyrannosaurus rex had large and powerful hindlimbs but their forelimbs were small. In fact, their forelimbs had only three fingers. However, they were unusually powerful for their size.

“I’m hungry!!!”

The front view of Tyrannosaurus rex.

It roars. They really did a good job on the visual and sound effect.

It is bending down.

Close-up of Tyrannosaurus rex.

Looks like real, isn’t it?

“Want a piece of me, huh?”

“You better leave before I change my mind, yound lad!”

The management also put up questions and answers and visual information about dinosaurs all around the exhibition field. I hope today’s blog gives you an apportunity to “visit” the exhibition as well. We asked the management and according to them, they will hold a similar exhibition in Kuala Lumpur with five more dinosaurs being exhibited next year.

Till we meet again, dinosaurs.