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Durham's Museum of Life and Science dinosaur decapitated
Submitted by jaydub on 06/01/2009 - 13:18
The aged brontosaurus at the Museum of Life and Science has lost its head.
A good bit of its neck, too.
"We're very sad," said museum vice president Julie Ketner Rigby.
According to the museum, the dinosaur statue was probably vandalized Sunday night. Part of the neck was found on the ground nearby, but the head remains missing.
"An act like this is just heinous," said Mike Shiflett, a resident of the nearby Northgate Park neighborhood.
Northgate Park and the museum have discussed conserving the statue, which has stood beside Ellerbe Creek since 1967. While scientifically obsolete, the brontosaurus is fondly regarded as a Durham landmark.
Shiflett has offered a $100 reward for recovery of the missing pieces, and other neighbors have been discussing repair since word hit the neighborhood email list Monday morning.
For old time's sake, the museum encourages people to post their images of the Old Dinosaur Trail at http://www.flickr.com/groups/847625@N22/.
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Fri, 01/29/2010 - 07:03 — preethiThe image reminded me of the
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 00:32 — jettieturnerLIFE--DINOSAUR !!!!!!!!
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 09:14 — sherrajThe dinosaurs are very intriging creatures that lived long before the human race,,.. The study of these dinosaures reveal the old earth's surrounding that was present,,. The decapitation of the dinosaur head is really sad stroy to this remarkable finding,,. The head must be found as soon as possible and br restored,,...
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Thu, 11/26/2009 - 11:02 — sherrajDinosaurs are prehistoric creatures of the world,,,,,,,,.... they had lived before man..... it's sad here the someone have damaged the remains of something that should treasured by everyone..... thank you for sharing with all,,,,,,,,,......... Badrum
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Sun, 12/06/2009 - 02:38 — jeffyIts everones duty to safeguard such fossils or statues so that our future generation can also know about this Dinosaur. Not to damage this musuem.
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Wed, 11/18/2009 - 14:10 — sherrajEven We're very sad that the aged brontosaurus at the Museum of Life and Science has lost its head... Its everones duty to safeguard such fossils or statues so that our future generation can also know about this Dinosaur..... San Diego Room Additions
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Wed, 11/18/2009 - 00:37 — sherrajWe are all in 2st century and we have a such good " Durham's Museum" wherein it has the statue, bones and fossils of the Dinosaur. Every one can go take a view of this fossils/statues... we can have a idea of how it looks this is god gift to us.. It is everyone resposibilities to safeguard it and not to damage this musuem....we need to safeguard for our future generations.....we cannot digest such cannot digest this and some geek people try to damage such beautifull thing.... Thanks for the Musuem adminstration..... VVS
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Wed, 11/11/2009 - 08:06 — mickyjonnWe have such a good and beautifull museaum in the Dhuram's, as we know we cannot go back to the old age. But god has given us the opportunity to visit such place like Dhuram museaum see atleast the bones of the dinosaurs and see the one we would never seen before, but people in 21st cannot digest even this and some geek people try to damage such beautifull things.
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Wed, 11/04/2009 - 08:43 — anahaIn 2006, the Durham Museum of Life and Science was considering preserving the old dinosaurs, even though it was falling apart. The move came as the museum was constructing a new trail that opened in 2008.
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Tue, 10/20/2009 - 07:23 — muktereDinosaur statue is a compliment to all. We must tribute the statue instead of destroying. Please pay attention for this hereafter.
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Tue, 10/13/2009 - 23:13 — muktereMuseum have to restore the dinosaur.This statue is precious for tourists.
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Fri, 10/16/2009 - 23:05 — williamphp87Its nice to see that they are taking care of statue and also putting award of 100 USD is a good step to find all pieces of that.
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Wed, 06/03/2009 - 05:43 — BARBE027The dinosaur was such a big icon for so many years, and to hear that the museum will not be repairing him is a disgrace to all who have been to see him. I would seem that something that has been there for over 40 years would be repaired. The museum was a place that I loved to go and carry kids. I have carried people from out of state there as well, some who have been high goverment officals, but if the don't repair the dinosaur, it may be a long time before I think about going back. It is almost like losing a love one. My dad helped to build the dinosaur, so this is like me losing him all over again, he was so proud of the big icon
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Mon, 06/01/2009 - 22:50 — trickydickpksI have such fine memories of this statue. It's like this punk kid has killed a part of my childhood...
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Mon, 06/01/2009 - 17:32 — echllcI hope they catch whoever did this and make them pay in the worst community service and monetary fines possible. Scrubbing dumpster emptying out the horse patrol, cleaning bathrooms at bus stops, etc.... That dino was a Durham landmark, what a shame some dumb@$$ person thought it'd be fun to have it. I weep for the nation's future. Whomever did this be a real man and turn the dino head back in and thanks for f-ing up one of Durham's landmarks you jack @$$.
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Mon, 06/01/2009 - 14:56 — LaMujerBlancaInstead of just arresting the fool that done it they need to make them restore the dinosaur back to the way it was. They pay for what ever it takes to do it then give them time in jail. A lesson well learned. They will learn to respect things instead of just destroying just for the fun of it. It's way past time the Legal System goes back to the Old School ways. No more they were only playing, they didn't mean to. Bull crap if they didn't mean to do it, it would not have been damaged to begin with.