NewsNovember 12, 2009
Vandals trash model dinosaur at science center
ST. LOUIS -- Vandals have damaged a 57-foot-long model dinosaur stationed outside the St. Louis Science Center to promote a special exhibition. The science center said the dino's tail frame was broken. The Apatosaurus is part of the center's "Dinosaurs Unearthed" exhibition, which features animatronic models...
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ST. LOUIS -- Vandals have damaged a 57-foot-long model dinosaur stationed outside the St. Louis Science Center to promote a special exhibition.
The science center said the dino's tail frame was broken. The Apatosaurus is part of the center's "Dinosaurs Unearthed" exhibition, which features animatronic models.
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A worker from the exhibition company was to replace part of the frame and patch the skin Wednesday.
A fence will be placed around the dino, which was installed last month by crane.
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