if you've ever wanted to own your own dinosaur this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity able
auctions is auctioning off over 50 life-size animatronic dinosaurs as well as scores of
authentic fossils we've been invited to do a behind the scenes sneak peek let's go and explore
these were once part of a traveling exhibition which toured museums
science centers zoos and amusement parks across north america
one of the highlights of this collection is the full life-size tyrannosaurus rex
which stands over 20 feet tall i can't believe the size of this guy
if he's as tall as me his head alone is as tall as i am he's gigantic
the head attaches onto this midsection and will stand on top of these metallic legs
and then covered with the thick foam rubber outer skin
tons of these life-size dinosaurs everywhere i look apparently they're going to get them set
up and working for the preview day that's coming up this dyno has been left open so we can see the
inner workings which are custom mechanical technology and a dynamic jointing system
which allows the dynos to move smoothly and in realistic orbits that vary in speed gives you a
pretty good idea of how these are put together with the metal frame number of internal motors
quite a bit of attention to detail the eyes actually have lids
to reflect current science there are some feathered animatronic dinosaurs like
this juvenile t-rex and all of these were crafted by hand these smaller
dinos are all created up individually with control box and signage ready to go
if you have a favorite species of dinosaur there's a good chance they've got it i found everything
from triceratops to brachiosaurus spinosaurus dilophosaurus or the ever popular velociraptors
and over here behind glass there's a bunch of authentic
dinosaur fossils that are also going up for auction
not sure if that's a velociraptor claw got a bunch of eggs from different types of dinosaurs
over here we've got a spinosaurus tooth
and down here coprolite or the scientific term is poop i found some baby dinos hatching down here
looks like they've recreated that one a few times that'd be perfect to hang on my wall in the office
some tiny desktop dinosaurs as well as a life-size murder hornet
some shinosaurus flanges over here's an onisaurus bony tail club so i'm guessing that's the
bone from the dinosaur's tail that would be used to either attack or
defend itself from other dinosaurs these look to be authentic triceratops horns
and i think we know what that is
these are fossilized teeth from moses or in a spinosaurus
this is a perfect photo opportunity
there are some interactive activities like this one which shows how much you'd weigh
compared to various different dinosaurs and the little ones can also practice
being a paleontologist by searching for bones at these dinosaur dig tables
mixed in there's also some giant insects like this hickory horn devil
able's still in the process of getting things set up there's even more that has yet to be unpacked
including a 60-foot brontosaurus animatronic these will be ready for the preview which
is on august 5th and the auction's going to be held online starting at 9 30 a.m on august 6th
so if you want to own one of these dinos now's your chance you can go to ableauctions.ca
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