Exhibition of Prehistoric Giants to Make UK Debut
- An exhibition of giant prehistoric animals will debut in the UK at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on August 2, organized by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and Nomad Exhibitions.
- The exhibition, titled Giants, features life-sized models and skeletons of creatures like the woolly mammoth and giant shark Otodus megalodon.
- It emphasizes the urgent need to protect endangered species such as elephants and whales due to threats of extinction.
- The co-chief executives of Birmingham Museums Trust, Zak Mensah and Sara Wajid, stated that the exhibition sends a vital message about sustainability and protecting the planet.
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Exhibition of prehistoric Giants to make UK debut
It focuses on creatures such as the woolly mammoth, which roamed the Earth after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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