freedom frogs
The Natural Museum of History is showing off its frogs, hundreds of em: shiny ones, fat ones, and poisonous ones. To quote from the Economist:
"The Museum of Natural History has scrapped its typical dioramas and flash-frozen wildlife in favour of a charismatic, live-action cast. The promised “chorus” comes from some 200 frogs, displayed in a dozen or so aquariums that meticulously recreate their natural habitat. This small show is a charmer.
The different species are surprisingly compelling. Some hang from branches with blasé expressions, while other less-confident chaps hole-up in nooks with grumpy frowns. Their sizes and colours vary tremendously, from penny-size “poison dart” frogs with their sparks of blue and red, to fat circular toads with eyeballs as big as marbles. The interactive exhibits are excellent (albeit child-height): one kiosk recreates the vocal stylings of several crooning varieties; another puts sticky-tongued grabbing in slow motion. And the wall texts are particularly informative: did you know a single golden poison frog can kill ten men? Or that one species of African toad, when hungry after a long day guarding its tadpoles, makes a handy snack of them?"
cool pictures
* Rami, 6/08/2004 01:56:06 PM
