Love animals? You’ll love DRC’s Critter Rescue Roundup!!!
It’s that time of year again for our 11th Annual Critter Rescue Roundup on August 1st and 2nd. Saturday hours are 9am-4pm and Sunday hours are 10am-3pm. This year we will have many new and returning organizations represented. Along with the wolves and hedgehogs, we’ll have live raptors, reptiles, dogs and cats of every size, shape and color. From Cockers and Collies to Greyhounds and Siamese, there will be more than 26 organizations represented and they want and need your support. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will be on hand Sunday only as well as the Chinese Shar Pei Club and Nature’s Educators. This is your chance to get up close and personal with some fun and unusual animals. |
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| We will have 14 animal rescue groups and if you adopt a rescue animal, you’ll receive free admission to the Dinosaur Resource Center for a family of four for a future return visit. Remember all groups will have booths outside and are free to see and share. Wally’s Tamales, Rub N Grub, Shelly's Salsa and Edible Cotton will be providing some great food for you to purchase. |
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| Here’s a complete list of participants: Rocky Mountain Wildlife-Wolves, Nature’s Educators-Wild bird program(Sunday ONLY), Flash and Thelma Memorial Hedgehog Rescue, Breeders Release Adoption Service, All Breed Rescue and Training (ABRT), TCRAS-Rescue Animals, AARF-Rescue Dogs, Colorado Greyhound Adoption, Rocky Mt. Cocker Rescue, Rocky Mountain Collie Sheltie Rescue, Centennial Chinese Shar- Pei Club (Sunday only), Republic of Paws-all natural dog and cat boutique, John Patterson-art work done on canvas, wood and paper, Maid of Paint-Face Painting, Ruffin’ Mudder-info booth on mud running for dogs and people, Eagle Mountain Studios-photography, jewelry, animal coats, Rocky Mountain Siamese Rescue, No Hound Unhomed-rescue, Connecting Heart and Spirit-animal reiki and healing charms for animal collars, AWR Cat Tails Rescue Inc-cat rescue, Awesome Kitty Towers-cat furniture, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Sunday only), Wings and Warriors-service dog training |
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| It’s a huge weekend for Woodland Park with the 30th Annual Mountain Arts Festival also happening on Aug. 1st and 2nd at the Ute Pass Cultural Center right across the street from the Dinosaur Resource Center. Vino and Notes, Woodland Park’s annual wine tasting and music event will also be taking place within walking distance of the museum on Aug 1st from 12pm-6pm at Woodland Station on Highway 24 in downtown Woodland Park. There is something for everyone this weekend in the City above the Clouds so come spend a weekend in Woodland Park. |
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T.rex gets a brain scan
Estimated to be 66.4 million years old, the half ton skull of a female T.rex was found in Montana in 2013. Researchers think she died at about age 30. The skull was scanned inside a device known as the XXL tomograph in Germany, a process taking 45 hours and 1,500 separate exposures. It is said to be the highest resolution scan ever conducted on a T.rex skull. The results were presented in June 2015 after months of processing the data.
“In the past a head would have had to be broken to bits to examine it,” explained paleontologist Anne Schulp. A CT scan keeps it intact.
The shape of the inside of the skull reveals which brain areas were highly developed, indicating for example how good a T.rex’s eyesight was. The scan will also help in restoring the skull, revealing fractures before the work begins and enabling missing parts of the jaw to be reconstructed by 3D printing. Most of the skeleton has survived. Schulp said the only parts missing are one leg, the claws, teeth and the end of the tail.
It is considered to be among the five best T.rex fossils in the world and will go on display in Leiden next year as the only original T.rex on display outside of North America. |
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FYI:
The primary “villian” of Jurassic World is the genetically engineered Indomitus rex, which is a terrifying dinosaur. |
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These dinosaurs are even scarier because they actually existed.
Allosaurus:
This was one of the most dangerous dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period. Paleontologists have found fossils of numerous other species of dinosaur, such as Stegosaurus, riddled with Allosaurus bite marks.
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Life restoration of A. fragilis
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Coelophysis bauri:
Even though this dinosaur was only around 44 pounds, fossil evidence shows they hunted in packs. They were also quite agile and had blade like cutting teeth. |
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Ankylosaurus magniventris:
This dinosaur may not seem dangerous because it was a plant eater, but its club like tail was used as a defense mechanism. If it swung its heavy tail into another dinosaur it could generate enough force to crush bones. |
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Majungasaurus crenatissimus:
One of the few dinosaurs that is a known cannibal, this dinosaur had a skull that was different than most theropods. Their short snout made them well adapted for killing their prey by biting and holding it until it died…much like modern big cats.
Geri Lebold
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| Spend some time shopping at Prehistoric Paradise, the largest dinosaur store in the region for hundreds of unique gifts including real fossils, jewelry, games, books, stuffed dinosaurs, t-shirts and much more! A family membership makes a great gift that can be enjoyed for the entire year. If you have someone who’s difficult to buy for, a gift card is the perfect solution. Save yourself time and money by letting our staff gift wrap your purchases free of charge. |
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Pteradactyl garden statue
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| Woodland Park has several events planned for August including The Woodland Music Series and the Mayors Cup Race/Walk on August 8th. Check out the Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce website calendar for all events for the month of August. |
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Sat, Aug. 15th 10am-4pm and Sun, Aug16th 10am-3pm the DRC will host the Pikes Peak “N” Gineers, model railroad club, traveling layout exhibition. The scenes are based on areas real or imaginary within 300 miles of Colorado Springs. The club members are more than willing to share with you the history of the layout and how the scenes came into existence. There will also be a switching puzzle table for a “hands on” experience. This is a great opportunity to learn about trains, find out about some Colorado history and PLAY!!!! Please join us for this very FUN event.
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Join us Aug 22, Sat 1:30pm-2:30pm as Science Matters presents Chemistry Magic. Science and magic, they are actually the same thing. Most magic tricks have a scientific explanation and you’re about to find out the secret behind these scientific magic tricks. This event includes wind tunnel, Mushroom Man, water that changes into Kool-Aid and back again, dry ice, and more. Also a project for all children of making SLIME! Directions will be given so you can make it at home, too.
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The DRC staff will be at the STEM ROCKS (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) day at Peterson Air Force Base along with the Challenger Learning Center and Colorado Consortium for Earth and Science Education. This is a great family day event with lots of hands-on activities for the kids so join us from 10-2PM on August 29th.
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Coming up on Sept. 5th, the Dinosaur Resource Center will be hosting its 7th annual Native American Day at the museum. This event started as an extension to the Woodland Park Powwow which has been moved to a different city. We are continuing to grow our event each year so if you know anyone who would like to participate, have them contact Geri Lebold at 719-686-1820 X110. The Dinosaur Resource Center will present 2 performances by the Native American Seven Falls Dancers at 1:00pm and 2:30pm. There will be artists, crafts, music, Indian fry bread and wolves.
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Triebold Paleontolgy - In the Lab
The Dinosaur Resource Center’s “Dinosaur Nerds,” led by uber-nerd paleo twerp Jacob Jett, have launched a YouTube channel. Watch for a behind-the-scenes look at what’s going on in the museum and our lab, including fossil reconstruction projects and our visitor experience guides’ hidden gems. Check out all the videos online at dinosaurnerds.com; subscribe to the channel to stay on top of what we’re up to.
Check out lab updates on our blog. Click here! |
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Elevate your Critter quotient at Critter Rescue Roundup in Woodland Park, the City above the Clouds. We’ll see you soon at the Dinosaur Resource Center.
JJ Triebold
President
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