so, this is beneath the skeleton. dippy arrived in 29 of these indiana jones e5que creates and has been jone5 e5que creates and has been reassembled. look at this tail, like a whip. i rememberfrom the bbc tv programme walking with dino5aur5, the theory was that they were used for communication amongst the heads. they would be in heads of 30 to protect themselves. margaret, good morning. he is here, or it is here. fantastic to see. why coventry, why here? we fantastic to see. why coventry, why here? ~ . ., , . here? we made a pitch when the natural history here? we made a pitch when the natural history museum - here? we made a pitch when the i natural history museum announced that they natural history museum announced that they were looking for a home for dippy that they were looking for a home for dippy for three years and we thought for dippy for three years and we thought it for dippy for three years and we thought it would be a fantastic opportunity the people of coventry a
extremely impre55ive creature. now, once again, available for you to be able to come and see. herd5 of diplodocus roamed the earth 150 million years ago. they were among the biggest animals on the planet. herbivorous plant eating their size and appetite meant they could clear forests. the original skeleton was discovered in the united states by railway workers in 1899. dippy is a replica made up of casts of the 292 diplodocus bones to form the huge skeleton that first 5tood in london s natural history museum in 1905. six years ago, it set off on a tour around the uk, and was seen by two million visitors. people keen if not to walk with dinosaurs, then at least to stand be5ide and beneath one marvelling at its scale, and imagining a world tens of millions of years ago.
neck. i apologise. ian, you will probably break your neck. iapologise. 42 ian, you will probably break your neck. i apologise. 42 teeth that were used to rake the trees 150 million years ago, but those teeth were replaced every 35 days! can you imagine that? let5 were replaced every 35 days! can you imagine that? lets do a quick selfie. if you come to visit you get to hold up one of these 5elfie board5. you can say dippy. to hold up one of these selfie boards. you can say dippy. dippy! back to boards. you can say dippy. dippy! isack to you- boards. you can say dippy. dippy! back to you. we boards. you can say dippy. dippy! back to you. we are boards. you can say dippy. dippy! back to you. we are calling - boards. you can say dippy. dippy! back to you. we are calling it - back to you. we are calling it diplodicus back to you. we are calling it diplodicus now. back to you. we are calling it diplodicus now. when - back to you. we are calling it diplodicus now. when i - back to y
transport museum. you can make a day or even transport museum. you can make a day or even a transport museum. you can make a day or even a weekend of it. or even a weekend of it. putting the model back or even a weekend of it. putting the model back together or even a weekend of it. putting the model back together over or even a weekend of it. putting the model back together over the - or even a weekend of it. putting the model back together over the last i model back together over the last few weeks, how has that been as a process? few weeks, how has that been as a rocess? ~ , , , , , process? well, it is surprisingly ruick process? well, it is surprisingly . uick to process? well, it is surprisingly quick to install. process? well, it is surprisingly quick to install. it process? well, it is surprisingly quick to install. it took - process? well, it is surprisingly quick to install. it took five - process? well, it is surprisingly. quick to install. it took five days. d