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Straits Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Walk with dinosaurs at Gardens by the Bay's Jurassic World: The Experience
Two Brachiosaurus, one towering at 8.5m, at the entrance of Cloud Forest. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Walk with dinosaurs at Gardens by the Bay's Jurassic World: The Experience SINGAPORE – Ahead of the July 3 premiere of the new sci-fi action movie Jurassic World Rebirth, a roaring good time awaits at Jurassic World: The Experience come May 29. Amid the lush foliage and cool-moist climate of Gardens by the Bay's (GBTB) Cloud Forest, visitors will be greeted by life-size animatronic and sculpted dinosaurs hoisted within the famed local attraction. This is the first time the immersive exhibition inspired by the blockbuster Jurassic Park film franchise (1993 to present) is showing in Singapore. Jurassic World: The Exhibition – which launched in Paris, France, in 2018 – has travelled to London and Colombia, and will make its way to Bangkok and Madrid. Get up close with two brachiosauruses as you enter the glass dome – with one of them standing 8.5m tall – as well as a Tyrannosaurus breaking through a shattered fence and prowling among palm-like trees known as cycads. A ferocious animatronic Tyrannosaurus emerges from a shattered fence. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Keep your eyes peeled, too, for a bewildered 'jerking' Stygimoloch, which feebly attempts to break free from a metal wreckage. A bewildered, 'jerking' Stygimoloch, which is attempting to break free from a metal wreckage. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Visitors can also discover the evolution of plants as they journey through the Evolution Walk trail. Down for an additional challenge? Identify the 3D man-made replication of long-extinct plants dating back to the Jurassic period, and gain insights into the connections between ancient and modern ecosystems. At a media preview of Jurassic World: The Experience on May 26, GBTB's senior director of conservatory operations Heng Whoo Kiat said: 'It is quite a unique presentation, where it is not just about Jurassic World, but also telling a story of evolution. 'These plants provided food and shelter for the dinosaurs, and it gives you a chance to see something that you will not see anywhere else in the world.' A reconstruction of Archaefructus sinensis at the Evolution Walk. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI The horticulture team at GBTB helped in determining which plants made the most sense with the dinosaurs, fine-tuning the set-up and establishing the best spots for the dinosaurs. Produced by Neon, a global leader in immersive experiences, and presented in collaboration with Universal Live Entertainment, the family-friendly interactive adventure aims to enhance the experience for both cinephiles and dinosaur fans with the u se of light, music and pre-existing features within the dome. Mr Trent Wall, executive creative director of Neon , said: 'All these massive trees and lush vegetation allow us to show off the dinosaurs in a way that we can't do anywhere else because usually, to get this type of foliage, we have to be outside. Yet, Cloud Forest allows us to be indoors – so there's that controlled environment, but we still have that beautiful garden.' A pair of hungry Velociraptors fix their gaze on the Pteranodon nests. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI When asked how the Singapore edition differs from those overseas , he said: 'We wanted to do something complementary to Cloud Forest because we didn't want to lose the essence and beauty that is Cloud Forest. 'So, we decided that we would take more of a celebratory adventure that celebrates the brand, rather than taking guests on a specific journey.' From 2022 to 2023, the venue was home to another movie-inspired installation, Avatar: The Experience, which was also produced by Neon. Book it/Jurassic World: The Experience Where: Cloud Forest, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive When: From May 29, 9am to 9pm daily Admission: From $26 (adults) and from $22 (children aged three to 12 and senior citizens aged 60 and above) via or at Gardens by the Bay ticketing counters Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Sneak peek: Walk with dinosaurs at Gardens by the Bay's Jurassic World: The Experience
Two Brachiosaurus, one towering at 8.5m, at the entrance of Cloud Forest. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Sneak peek: Walk with dinosaurs at Gardens by the Bay's Jurassic World: The Experience SINGAPORE – Ahead of the July 3 premiere of the new sci-fi action movie Jurassic World Rebirth, a roaring good time awaits at Jurassic World: The Experience come May 29. Amid the lush foliage and cool-moist climate of Gardens by the Bay's (GBTB) Cloud Forest, visitors will be greeted by life-size animatronic and sculpted dinosaurs hoisted within the famed local attraction. This is the first time the immersive exhibition inspired by the blockbuster Jurassic Park film franchise (1993 to present) is showing in Singapore. Jurassic World: The Exhibition – which launched in Paris, France, in 2018 – has travelled to London and Colombia, and will make its way to Bangkok and Madrid. Get up close with two brachiosauruses as you enter the glass dome – with one of them standing 8.5m tall – as well as a Tyrannosaurus breaking through a shattered fence and prowling among palm-like trees known as cycads. A ferocious animatronic Tyrannosaurus emerges from a shattered fence. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Keep your eyes peeled, too, for a bewildered 'jerking' Stygimoloch, which feebly attempts to break free from a metal wreckage. A bewildered, 'jerking' Stygimoloch, which is attempting to break free from a metal wreckage. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Visitors can also discover the evolution of plants as they journey through the Evolution Walk trail. Down for an additional challenge? Identify the 3D man-made replication of long-extinct plants dating back to the Jurassic period, and gain insights into the connections between ancient and modern ecosystems. At a media preview of Jurassic World: The Experience on May 26, GBTB's senior director of conservatory operations Heng Whoo Kiat said: 'It is quite a unique presentation, where it is not just about Jurassic World, but also telling a story of evolution. 'These plants provided food and shelter for the dinosaurs, and it gives you a chance to see something that you will not see anywhere else in the world.' A reconstruction of Archaefructus sinensis at the Evolution Walk. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI The horticulture team at GBTB helped in determining which plants made the most sense with the dinosaurs, fine-tuning the set-up and establishing the best spots for the dinosaurs. Produced by Neon, a global leader in immersive experiences, and presented in collaboration with Universal Live Entertainment, the family-friendly interactive adventure aims to enhance the experience for both cinephiles and dinosaur fans with the u se of light, music and pre-existing features within the dome. Mr Trent Wall, executive creative director of Neon , said: 'All these massive trees and lush vegetation allow us to show off the dinosaurs in a way that we can't do anywhere else because usually, to get this type of foliage, we have to be outside. Yet, Cloud Forest allows us to be indoors – so there's that controlled environment, but we still have that beautiful garden.' A pair of hungry Velociraptors fix their gaze on the Pteranodon nests. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI When asked how the Singapore edition differs from those overseas , he said: 'We wanted to do something complementary to Cloud Forest because we didn't want to lose the essence and beauty that is Cloud Forest. 'So, we decided that we would take more of a celebratory adventure that celebrates the brand, rather than taking guests on a specific journey.' From 2022 to 2023, the venue was home to another movie-inspired installation, Avatar: The Experience, which was also produced by Neon. Book it/Jurassic World: The Experience Where: Cloud Forest, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive When: From May 29, 9am to 9pm daily Admission: From $26 (adults) and from $22 (children aged three to 12 and senior citizens aged 60 and above) via or at Gardens by the Bay ticketing counters Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
NZ Herald
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Auckland Zoo's Dinosaur Discovery Track to wow visitors this winter
'For many of us, including me, dinosaurs are a gateway that lead to a life-long connection to nature and to conservation,' Buley said. 'We hope to inspire new audiences about not just extinct species, we also want to get them excited and motivated about all those wildlife species that are still with us, and now desperately need our help to stop them going the way of the dinosaurs and disappearing forever.' The dinosaur track is located in Burma the elephant's old home, opening up this part of the zoo for the first time since she packed her trunk and moved to Australia. Nineteen different species feature among the life-size creatures that move, roar and even spit water. Kids young and old can also get up close with a Pachyrhinosaurus, a species currently in the news after the Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum in Canada revealed how thousands of the animals died in a single day at Pipestone Creek. While Pachyrhinosaurus was a herbivore, more scary flesh-eating monsters are featured including the Baryonyx and everyone's favourite, the Tyrannosaurus (T-Rex). There's also a chance to be a real-life palaeontologist taking part in digs, and more up-to-date elements using interactive and digital media. Dinosaur Rangers roam the track, too, and are 'boned-up' on these creatures that lived between 252-66 million years ago. Who thought a trip to the zoo could also include time travel? The Dinosaur Discovery Track is on at Auckland Zoo until October.
Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Walking With Dinosaurs returns with fight to the death after 25 years off screen
The BBC is bringing back the hit documentary show Walking With Dinosaurs, 25 years after the first series was shown on TV, as bosses promise a brand new look into their lives A fight to the death between a T-Rex and a Triceratops is one of the highlights of the Walking With Dinosaurs opener on Sunday. The new series, which comes 25 years after the original Walking with Dinosaurs, will introduce viewers to a wealth of new information that has come to light in the intervening years. And the fight showcases how the adult bull Triceratops - the only dinosaur that wouldn't have run from a Tyrannosaurus - had the power to create eye-like patterns on its frill, to intimidate opponents. Each of the six episodes has a lead character, brought to life using cutting edge CGI by specialist artists - with every single detail relating to genuine finds made by palaeontologists. The first episode stars a baby Triceratops, with viewers being shown the painstaking real-life process of the three-year old female's bones being dug out, with the experts nicknaming her Clover. Clover is then brought to life using story-telling to show how she might have lived and some of the scrapes she might have got into - including her own interactions with a T Rex and also an 11-metre long Spinosaurus, one of the rarest dinosaurs to have been excavated. The audience will see that while she might be the size of a large dog, Clover is more like a cat when it comes to having nine lives. BBC factual boss Jack Bootle said: 'We may not have Hollywood budgets but we do have science on our side.' Paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim said these were the most accurate dinosaurs to have been created on screen so far. 'In many ways we kind of live in a golden age of dinosaur discoveries right now,' he explained. 'We're finding more dinosaurs than ever before, but I think, most importantly, we're shedding light on aspects of dinosaur biology we never thought we'd be able to shed light onto. 'We can peer inside the brains of dinosaurs, we can try and figure out how good the vision of the T-Rex was. We can bounce lasers off the surface of dinosaur eggs to reconstruct their colour and we have soft tissue preservation; feathers, internal organs in some cases. So it's a really exciting time to be a paleontologist. We can do amazing things.' He said it had been important to link the science and the storytelling together. 'I think the CGI creatures are fantastic of course, but the fossils are also objects of incredible beauty. They have so many incredible stories to tell from the dig sites. Going out there and digging these creatures up, it's like the ultimate adventure.' And he added: 'These are the moments where we know that we are kind of rewriting the dinosaur paleontology textbooks. I was like, 'I want to make sure I get this 100% right. It needs to be perfect'.' Clover's actual death in episode one remains a mystery, which means she could perhaps have succumbed to disease or got stuck in quicksand because the experts know she wasn't predated by an aggressive dinosaur, or crushed by a bigger one. Later in the series there will be more exploration on screen of how some of the lead characters are killed. Executive producer Andrew Cohen said: 'We do have some of the most extraordinary sequences where we see how some of the dinosaurs came to their end, very much from the evidence that has been pulled out of the ground.' The show has been three years in the making. Executive producer Andrew Cohen said: 'We've talked for a very long time about when the right moment for bringing this back was, and I think we've always been looking for just a sweet spot, a moment where the science journalism can sort of come together and there's so much to say about dinosaurs that has transformed in the last 25 years.' Showrunner Kirsty Wilson admitted that making the series came with a huge amount of responsibility because so many kids - and their parents - were dinosaur mad. 'I mean it's pretty intimidating - because you sort of feel you have people's childhood in your hands a little bit. 'We've got to push the boundaries - the dig sites are featured and the original series didn't do that. So when people go, 'Well, how the hell do they know that?' we don't need to answer that question. Viewers can literally see the science themselves.' Six digs are featured, chosen following discussions with more than 200 paleontologist, in locations including Morocco, Portugal and North America. She said she wants viewers to be filled with awe but also to enjoy the drama. 'We wanted the very best from the dinosaur field, but we also wanted a really great dramatic storyline. I think it's fair to say I'm probably the fluffy one of the bunch - I wanted people to feel about these animals like I did. I wanted to fall in love with them. So having a great story emerging from the science was really key.' Paleo artist Jay Balamurugan said that both science and artistic skill are required to fully bring the creatures to life. 'I think dinosaurs especially are the ultimate sort of gateway science,' she said. 'You just look at them and you want to know more.' She said that designing the dinosaurs was a fairly intensive process. 'Each of these animals took months and months to create. We dug into every paper, every academic publication and spoke to every paleontologist who had worked on the material. You really come up with a quite memorable but also scientifically solid set of characters. 'I get asked whether or not we are adding emotional expressions to these animals, but every single detail, every muscle movement, is underpinned by science. If they look cute, that is because they probably did look cute in real life.' Nizar said he was particularly excited about the giant spinosaurus, about which relatively little was known until recently. 'It is a dinosaur like no other,' he said. 'It's got this giant sail, a crocodile snout, the paddle tail. It's a water-loving dinosaur. It's an animal that is doing things that no other dinosaur is doing. 'There's only one Spinosaurus skull in the existence in the world, and so every new bone we uncover is a big surprise.' He believes that despite advances in genetic cloning there is no chance at present of a dinosaur ever being brought back to life. 'If I could resurrect the dinosaur, I would definitely have a pet one and pull it in here on the leash,' he laughed. 'But I think the answer is almost certainly no. We may be able to bring back some creatures from the not so distant past maybe, something like a mammoth or a woolly rhino, but with dinosaurs, the genetic material is just a not there in the state we need it to be.' Walking with Dinosaurs, BBC1, Sunday 25 May
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Where Did the T. rex Come From? Paleontologists Think They've Finally Figured It Out
Fossils of the T. rex, tyrant lizard and queen of the dinosaurs, are found exclusively in North America. Strangely, they have more in common with other large theropod dinosaurs in Asia than they do with their predatory peers in the United States and Canada. A new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science may have finally figured out why that is. Analyzing the fossils and evolutionary history of T. rex and related dinosaur groups, paleontologists suggest that T. rex (prehistoric star of Universal's Jurassic Park and Jurassic World films) originated in North America but descended from ancestors which migrated from Asia about 70 million years ago. Paleontologists debate over whether the direct ancestors of Tyrannosaurs came from North America or Asia. A new study led by University College London Ph.D student Cassius Morrison may have answered the question once and for all. 'Our modelling suggests the 'grandparents' of T. rex likely came to North America from Asia, crossing the Bering Strait between what is now Siberia and Alaska,' explained researcher Cassius Morrison, via the Natural History Museum, London. 'This is in line with past research finding that the T. rex was more closely related to its Asian cousins than to North American relatives such as Daspletosaurus. Our findings indicate that, while dozens of T. rex fossils have been unearthed in North America, the fossils of its direct ancestor may lie undiscovered still in Asia.' The world 90 million years ago looked a little bit different. If you go back about 250 million years ago, all the world's land masses were gathered together in the supercontinent Pangaea. It began to break up about 200 million years ago, separating into the ancient continents of Laurasia in the north and Gondwanaland in the south. By the time we reached the Cretaceous (144 - 66 million years ago), the modern continents had separated but were still squished together tightly. North America was separated into two continents, Laramidia in the west and Appalachia in the east, separated by the Western Interior Seaway. Travel between the land masses was a little easier then than it is now. Those long-extinct ancestors of Tyrannosaurs were significantly smaller than their more famous descendants. Some were roughly equivalent to a medium-sized dog while others were small enough to sit comfortably on your shoulders. They first started getting big about 90 million years ago, when the large-statured carcharodontosaurid theropods went extinct. Exploiting a vacant niche, Tyrannosaurs evolved from their diminutive ancestors to become apex predators of the Late Cretaceous. Around the same time the carcharodontosaurids were going extinct, the planet was going through a period of rapid cooling. The world reached a peak in global temperatures known as the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum about 92 million years ago, then temperatures dropped. Tyrannosaurids and a related group of large predators known as the megaraptors survived because they were better equipped for colder temperatures and grew to gigantic sizes to fill the empty niche. 'Our findings have shined a light on how the largest tyrannosaurs appeared in North and South America during the Cretaceous and how and why they grew so large by the end of the age of dinosaurs,' said Charlie Scherer, also from University College London, via Sci News. However Rexy got here, we're just glad she did, cause she makes for great entertainment! Catch Jurassic World Dominion, , and for Jurassic World Rebirth, in theaters July 2.
