As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Monday 21 January 2019

Shanghai’s first popular science exhibition of birds opens in shopping center



By:Xu Yiran  |  From:english.eastday.com  |  2019-01-09 09:39
How long does it take for a chicken to break its shell? How many times a second do different kinds of birds flap their wings to fly? What is the reed parrotbills’ favorite food?
Answers to all these questions can be found in the "Magic Bird Camp" exhibition, which opened on January 5. Interestingly, this exhibition, planned by the Shanghai Natural History Museum (a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum) for children aged 3-8, is not located in a popular science venue, but has been moved to a business district in Pudong.
The whole camp covers about 200 square meters, consisting of four thematic exhibition halls that resemble yurts, and an educational activity area. Visitors can experience the “appearance, food, shelter and mobility” of birds in an immersive environment. In the Masquerade exhibition area, audiences can design appearances for the red and green macaws and the great bird of paradise, or wear cloaks and bird-like hats to play at being a bird. At the dining table in the Bird Restaurant exhibition area, "guests" such as whale storks and white spoonbills have been seated, waiting for audiences to serve them appropriate delicacies. The most popular part of the exhibition is the artificial incubator in the Experimental Site exhibition area. Rows of eggs and several fluffy chickens vividly show which comes first between the chicken and the egg. Also, audiences can intuitively know the humidity, temperature, time and other conditions required for bird hatching.


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