Bizarre Beasts @ the Academy of Natural Sciences
The Academy of Natural Sciences’ Bizarre Beasts is a fun exhibit with exotic creatures… but alas, the exhibit is wrapping up at the end of the month. These creatures are prehistoric marvels from our evolutionary past. If you love weird looking creatures, science, and evolution—then this exhibit is for you!
Bizarre Beasts showcases a few interesting creatures. For example, you may find the Pipa Pipa frog. A species that lays eggs into the female’s back, grows skin over those eggs, and the tadpoles then emerge from the skin later. Leaving a Swiss Cheese mess on the back of the female. Appetizing, no?
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Don’t forget about the Helicoprion, the Pterosaurs, and the giant terrifying Diatryma. What’s that you say? Oh– it’s just something that existed after the Cretaceous period. There weren’t any dinosaurs around, but these gigantic birds moved to the top of the food chain. These birds of prey were even known to eat horses.
So don’t miss this exiting exhibit! You’re sure to learn a thing or two and be amazed by the creatures that once walked this earth. Fun for the whole family, and if you have little ones I highly recommend you bring them. Kids are astonished by these bizarre beasts!
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (19103)
(215) 299-1043
www.ansp.org
Looks like a great exhibit!
I checked out the exhibit before the Academy’s “Mega-Bad Movie Night” yesterday evening and really enjoyed it. My favorite creature (which I now forget the name of) was the giant bird toward the back of the exhibit. It looked like the inspiration for a Muppet character.