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Animal Adventure at London Zoo

Published 6 April 9 10:31 AM | charlotte

3 April 2009 to 3 October 2009 ZSL London Zoo, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY. 020 7722 3333 A new exhibit at ZSL London Zoo (Zoological Society London) opens just in time for the Easter holidays this year. The Animal Adventure area has been built on the site of the world's first children's zoo and allows kids to get up close and personal with a range of different animals. Created by world-class designers who enlisted the help of children for ideas and testing, this £2.3 million exhibit...

Filed under: regents park, giraffe, tree zone, prarie dogs, splash zone, aardvarks, touch zone, zoological society london, children, easter, london zoo, pocupines, red pandas, root zone, llamas, animal adventure

The Robot Zoo

Published 24 March 9 4:29 PM | charlotte

28 Mar 2009 - 01 Nov 2009 Daily 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM Horniman Museum and Gardens 100 London Road, SE23 3PQ 020 8699 1872 The Robot Zoo is a menagerie of moving creatures that gives an insight into animal anatomy. This family exhibition, which is visiting London for the first time, consists of eight larger than life-size robot animals and 11 interactive displays, which allow visitors to explore animal life in more depth. Using a clever mix of pipes, pistons, hydraulics, lighting and sound, these robotic...

Filed under: London, family, horniman museum and gardens, survive, interactive displays, menagerie, pipes, rhinoceros, hydraulics, giraffe, chameleon, moving creatures, sound, eat, animal anatomy, grasshoppr, pistons, move, wild, house fly, lighting, the robot zoo, platypus, giant squid, bat, eight larger than life size robot animals