{"id":3237,"date":"2009-09-19T10:23:31","date_gmt":"2009-09-19T00:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2009-09-19T10:23:31","modified_gmt":"2009-09-19T00:23:31","slug":"get-ready-to-explore-the-wild-at-melbourne-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=3237","title":{"rendered":"Get ready to explore the wild at Melbourne Museum!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melbourne Museum is set to launch Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world<\/em>, an exhibition featuring more than 700 mammals, birds and reptiles from all around the world.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world<\/em>, which opens on 13 November, is the latest addition to Melbourne Museum\u2019s popular Science and Life Gallery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis exhibition is the biggest display of backboned animals Melbourne Museum has ever created,\u201d said Kate Phillips, Curator, Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world<\/em>. Animals on display include the Emperor Penguin, Wolverine, Giant Panda, Jaguar and Polar Bear. New multimedia technologies will help visitors get an in-depth understanding of how these animals live.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world<\/em> explores issues of climate change and why biodiversity \u2013 the incredible variety of different species alive today \u2013 is under threat. As well as showing the kinds of animals that are found in different parts of the world, the exhibition also includes stories of how people are working to conserve wildlife, and what we can do to make a difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cVisitors to Melbourne Museum will be able to explore this wonderful diversity and at the same time discover which animals are thriving \u2013 and which are merely surviving,\u201d said Phillips.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Australian animals found in Victoria will also be a major feature of the exhibition, including the Mountain-Pygmy Possum, Koala, Regent Honeyeater and Malleefowl. Interactive displays about Victorian environments such as the alps, grasslands and wetlands will reveal what is changing and the connections between people and nature.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other animals on display include:\u00a0<\/p>\n

From Africa – Okapi, African Wild dog, Asiatic Lion and Secretary Bird<\/p>\n

South America –\u00a0 toucans, Jaguar, armadillos, sloths and monkeys<\/p>\n

Eurasia and North America, Arctic – Great Horned Owl, Giant Panda, Arctic Fox and Polar Bear<\/p>\n

Southern Asia – Indian Rhinoceros, Asian Palm Civet, Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel and Luzon Bleeding-heart Pideon<\/p>\n

Australia and the South Pacific – Southern Brown Kiwi, Thylacine, Red Kangaroo and Dingo<\/p>\n

Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world<\/em> is the second phase of the redevelopment of Melbourne Museum\u2019s Science and Life Gallery. When complete, the redevelopment will feature four new long-term exhibitions presenting more than 3,000 objects from the Museum\u2019s collections, many on display for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For further information, visit museumvictoria.com.au\/scienceandlife or phone 13 11 02.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

From November 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melbourne<\/strong> Museum<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Included in general admission prices (adults $8, children and concession card holders FREE)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Melbourne Museum is set to launch Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world, an exhibition featuring more than 700 mammals, birds and reptiles from all around the world.\u00a0\u00a0 Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world, which opens on 13 November, is the latest addition to Melbourne Museum\u2019s popular Science and Life Gallery.\u00a0 \u201cThis exhibition is<\/p>\n

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