Farting, peeing dinosaurs come to the Manitoba Museum

Call it a different kind of greenhouse gas dinosaur flatulence is on display ina new exhibit at the Manitoba Museum.

Then there's the dinosaur that pees.

The two are among a dozen robotic dinosaurs on display in the World Giant Dinosaurs Exhibit, whichkicked off Thursday morning with an event featuring the exhibit'screator, "Dino" Don Lessem.

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"We want to give the impression of every aspect of dinosaur life," Lessem said, adding there's discussion in the science community of the idea that dinosaur flatulence may have led to global warming.

"So there's a scientific point to all of this stuff, but really above all, have fun."

Lessem, who was an advisor to Steven Spielberg for the 1993 filmJurassic Park, said the Manitoba Museum's Alloway Hall was one of the few places big enough to house the exhibit and its enormous plant-eating sauropods and meat-eating T. rex.

He worked with a robot manufacturer to create the dinosaurs for the exhibit, which includesthe Mamenchisaurus a robot dinosaur thatcomes in at 66 feet long.

Following Thursday's press conference, Lessem was quick to point out these aren't your typical robotic dinosaurs.

He said the Protoceratops, the dinosaur that urinates on command, was built specifically for the exhibit.

'Like a water fountain'

"Imagine like a water fountain," he said, adding the press of a button makes the Protoceratops urinate into a pond that's filled with yellow food colouring.

As for the Dilophosaurus, the farting dinosaur, Lessem said for now it just makes noises when visitors walk by, but if the dinosaur is a hit, museum staff can install a smell cartridge that will let out a stink when guests pass.

"They're kind of testing out how offended people get," he said.

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The Manitoba Museum isn't the only place in Winnipeg to get new dinosaurs.

Farting, peeing dinosaurs come to the Manitoba Museum

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Call it a different kind of greenhouse gas dinosaur flatulence available on full display at a new exhibit at the Manitoba Museum.

The Assiniboine Park Zoo also unveiled the return of its Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit Thursday, whichfeatures 16 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs along a forested path in the zoo.

Thenewest dinosaur in the exhibit, which wasan attraction at the zoo last year, isa 13-metre long Tylosaurus.The zoo said it'sdistinguished by itscylindrical snout which may have been used to ram and stunprey.

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The zoo saida full-grown Tylosaurus was"invincible" in its environment to almosteverything except disease and age.