Staff unload a brachiosaurus. At one quarter the size of a real brachiosaurus, the replica still stands at about 19 feet tall. Click on image to start slideshow.
Various large dinosaurs arrived at the Woodland Park Zoo this morning.
Coming from Texas, about ten dinosaurs made the trek north for the "Dinosaurs. Real Close" exhibition to open later this month.
These dinosaurus are animatronic creatures that will roar, snarl, hiss and even spit to take visitors back in time to a primeval forest.
The ten creatures, some at full size, represent seven species that once roamed North America throughout the Cretaceous and Jurassic period.
During the exhibition, the zoo will feature special programs such as dinosaur biofact exploration and zoomazium, which will offer an exclusive peek at the inner workings of the animatronic dinosaurs designed by Texas-based Billings Productions, Inc.
The exhibit will open April 30th and run through September 5th. For more information, please visit the zoo's website at www.zoo.org.
