ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The temporary exhibit at the Saint Louis Zoo, Emerson Dinoroarus (DIE-noh-ROAR-us), opens to the public on Saturday. Take a look at photos of the Zoo's newest addition from the media preview this week.
The exhibit features 16 different groupings of animatronic and stationary dinosaurs. They include a life-size triceratops, a 12-foot Tyrannosaurus rex, and an 18-foot brachiosaurus.
There are also plenty of live animals including domesticated guinea fowl, North American river otters, Tasmanian devils, fish, moon jellies, sea stars, urchins, sponges, coral and anemones.
General admission tickets are $5.95 per person for ages 2 and up (free for children under age 2). Timed tickets may be purchased at the entrance to Dinoroarus. Learn more, here.
Visitors keep their distance from the Dilophosaurus
(Bill Greenblatt - UPI)Boone (6) and Gates (4) Grimshaw, get a closer look at the colorful Pachyrhinosaurus
(Bill Greenblatt - UPI)A Tasmanian devil sleeps in the sunshine
(Bill Greenblatt - UPI)A visitor gets a closer look at the Sarcosuchus display
(Bill Greenblatt - UPI)Two river otters take in the sunshine
(Bill Greenblatt - UPI)Visitors keep an eye on the Dilophosaurus
(Bill Greenblatt - UPI)A visitor takes a photo of the Tyrannosaurus rex
(Bill Greenblatt - UPI)A Utahraptor display keep the visitors from getting close
(Bill Greenblatt - UPI)
