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Elmwood Zoo's Dinosaur Exhibit Debuts Friday
The "lifelike" and mobile 65-foot long, 35-foot tall brachiosaurus will be unveiled at the zoo this Friday, as well as a velociraptor.
NORRISTOWN, PA — The Elmwood Park Zoo is debuting a new kind of creature on exhibit this week.
Elmwood is taking things back to the late Jurassic. A "lifelike" and mobile 65-foot long, 35-foot tall brachiosaurus model will be unveiled at the zoo.
The exhibit will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 19.
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The robotic model has been dubbed Dwayne "The Brach" Johnson, after the public overwhelmingly selected that name in an online vote. Other names in the running for Dwayne: Zacheosaurus and Bracha Lee.
The brachiosaurus will be located at the former capybara pond, and will swing its next and move its head. It can also roar in a "Jurassic Park" manner, according to the zoo.
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The model was built by Dino Don, a Media-based company, which also contributes a smaller velocipraptor robot.
For children, there will be a dig pit to uncover bones and artifacts, as well as a giant tyrannosaurus rex head for photo opportunities.
The temporary exhibit will be at Elmwood through Labor Day.
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