Did you know that whales evolved from hoofed animals like pigs and cows? And that DNA evidence actually even shows that hippos are the closest living relatives of whales? They are mammals that moved from land to sea about 50 million years ago. Tails replaced legs. Forearms became flippers. And nostrils evolved into blowholes. Their limbs […]
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Did you know that whales evolved from hoofed animals like pigs and cows? And that DNA evidence actually even shows that hippos are the closest living relatives of whales? They are mammals that moved from land to sea about 50 million years ago. Tails replaced legs. Forearms became flippers. And nostrils evolved into blowholes. Their limbs
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The Mile High City’s cultural calendar is packed with a diverse collection of must-sees during the fall of 2013, ranging from an illuminating journey through centuries of French art at the Denver Art Museum to a (literally) explosive exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Fall is the perfect time to visit Denver,
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September Events COMING SOON! Meerkats 3D Opening Friday, September 6 Meerkats 3D takes audiences into the world of a meerkat family as they cope with twists and turns of life in Africa’s Kalahari Desert. The film begins as matriarch Klinky’s newest litter emerges from the burrow for the first time. Klinky and her family, including her elder
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September Events COMING SOON! Meerkats 3D Opening Friday, September 6 Meerkats 3D takes audiences into the world of a meerkat family as they cope with twists and turns of life in Africa’s Kalahari Desert. The film begins as matriarch Klinky’s newest litter emerges from the burrow for the first time. Klinky and her family, including her elder
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Walk among the giants of the Ice Age in the new exhibit, Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age, at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Life-size models of Ice Age animals, fossil tusks and skulls, bring this fascinating time in Earth history back to life. Explore the differences between mammoths—beasts weighing up
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Walk among the giants of the Ice Age in the new exhibit, Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age, at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Life-size models of Ice Age animals, fossil tusks and skulls, bring this fascinating time in Earth history back to life. Explore the differences between mammoths—beasts weighing up
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A Day in PompeiiOpens Friday, September 14 What nature destroyed, it also preserved. Hundreds of exceptional artifacts offer an insider’s glimpse into the daily life and tragic end of this ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. These archaeological treasures lay buried in Pompeii’s ruins, preserved as
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A Day in PompeiiOpens Friday, September 14 What nature destroyed, it also preserved. Hundreds of exceptional artifacts offer an insider’s glimpse into the daily life and tragic end of this ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. These archaeological treasures lay buried in Pompeii’s ruins, preserved as
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