Les Dinosaures Voient Grand au Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle
De nombreuses images, films ou dessins nous montrent ces gigantesques animaux au long cou bien tranquilles en altitude. Alors lorsqu'une reproduction vous impose un colosse long de 40 mètres, et haut de 4 autobus, la réalité s'avère effrayante mais passionnante. L'exposition "Dinosaure, la Vie en Grand" nous convie au coeur de l'univers des géants, là où l'oeil ridiculement petit de l'homme, a su s'insérer et percer les secrets. Outre l'utilité de leur long cou pour se procurer de la nourriture, le parcours de l'exposition aborde chaque aspect de la vie des sauropodes, comme leur taille incroyablement curieuse qui entraîne de nombreuses particularités. Le muséum a d'ailleurs effectué des comparaisons avec des animaux contemporains afin d'en comprendre les intérêts et les inconvénients.
Les reproductions impressionnantes des géants insistent sur le fonctionnement de leur organisme. Ainsi, la maquette de Mamenchisaurus dévoile le métabolisme d'un animal hors normes ayant vécu il y a 160 millions d'années et pesant dans les 90 tonnes. Les chercheurs se sont intéressés au rythme de vie de ces créatures, leurs habitudes alimentaires, et leur rythme de croissance, sachant qu'à la naissance, les petits ne dépassaient pas les 5 kilos! Pour flirter avec les limites de la science, les études ont pénétré le sauropode jusqu'aux organes. Un tel animal devait forcément être doté d'une machinerie surpuissante... Le coeur, le cerveau, les poumons, et même la peau, chaque parcelle du corps de ce géant a été minutieusement étudiée à partir de fossiles et d'empreintes retrouvés sur chaque continent. Pour les plus petits amateurs, un chantier de fouilles a été reconstitué à la sortie de l'exposition. Pour les autres, les explications passionnées des scientifiques sont présentes dans toute la galerie de l'évolution.
Le sauropode a donc vécu 140 millions d'années en occupant la totalité de l'espace terrien. Il méritait bien une exposition dans l'un de nos plus grands musées...
"Dinosaure, la Vie en Grand", jusqu'au 13 mai 2013, tous les jours de 10h00 à 18h00 sauf le mardi.
Le sauropode a donc vécu 140 millions d'années en occupant la totalité de l'espace terrien. Il méritait bien une exposition dans l'un de nos plus grands musées...
"Dinosaure, la Vie en Grand", jusqu'au 13 mai 2013, tous les jours de 10h00 à 18h00 sauf le mardi.
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You may feel small and very young at the Museum of Natural History at the moment. Because guests of the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution does not go unnoticed this fall ... After having occupied the earth for 140 million years, sauropods are back and give us some of their secrets ...
Many pictures, films or drawings show those huge and quiet animals with a long neck. So when you see a replica of a 40-meter long and up to 4 buses, the reality is frightening but exciting. The exhibition "Dinosaurs, Larger Than Life" invites us to the heart of the giants world, where the ridiculously small eye of man was able to insert and unlock the secrets. Besides the usefulness of their long necks to get food, the course of the exhibition covers every aspect of the sauropods life, including their size incredibly curious causing many peculiarities. The museum has also made comparisons with modern animals in order to understand the interests and disadvantages.
Impressive reproductions of giants insist on their inner workings. Thus, the model of Mamenchisaurus reveals metabolism of a non-standard animal that lived 160 million years ago and . weighed about 90 tons. The researchers were interested in the lifestyle of those creatures, their habits, and their growth, knowing that at the birth, the young did not exceed 5 kilos! To flirt with the limits of science, studies have penetrated the sauropod until its organs. Such an animal must have been equipped with a high-powered machinery ... Heart, brain, lungs, and skin, each part of the giant body has been thoroughly studied from fossils and footprints present on every continents. For smaller fans, an excavation site was restored at the end of the exhibition. For others, exciting scientific explanations are present in all the evolution gallery.
Many pictures, films or drawings show those huge and quiet animals with a long neck. So when you see a replica of a 40-meter long and up to 4 buses, the reality is frightening but exciting. The exhibition "Dinosaurs, Larger Than Life" invites us to the heart of the giants world, where the ridiculously small eye of man was able to insert and unlock the secrets. Besides the usefulness of their long necks to get food, the course of the exhibition covers every aspect of the sauropods life, including their size incredibly curious causing many peculiarities. The museum has also made comparisons with modern animals in order to understand the interests and disadvantages.
Impressive reproductions of giants insist on their inner workings. Thus, the model of Mamenchisaurus reveals metabolism of a non-standard animal that lived 160 million years ago and . weighed about 90 tons. The researchers were interested in the lifestyle of those creatures, their habits, and their growth, knowing that at the birth, the young did not exceed 5 kilos! To flirt with the limits of science, studies have penetrated the sauropod until its organs. Such an animal must have been equipped with a high-powered machinery ... Heart, brain, lungs, and skin, each part of the giant body has been thoroughly studied from fossils and footprints present on every continents. For smaller fans, an excavation site was restored at the end of the exhibition. For others, exciting scientific explanations are present in all the evolution gallery.
Sauropod has lived 140 million years, occupying the entire Earth. The giant deserved an exhibition in a major museum ...
"Dinosaurs, Larger Than Life", until May 13th, 2013, every day from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, except on Tuesday.
