I would be a dick move for them so say “come touch this fake thing”. I hope it’s not
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expatriado@lemmy.world 3 days agoprobably a replica the curators down mind people touching
notarobot@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I completely agree
The only exception would be if there’s a sign saying something akin to “This replica was designed to feel exactly like a real fossil bla bla bla”
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 days ago
There are some fossils that were actually casts of the real thing because the actual fossils were too fragile for display
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 3 days ago
I was thinking that or they just have a lot of them.
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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Wow, they’re all pining for the fjords?
renzhexiangjiao@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
why does this look like an ai image
PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 3 days ago
Imagine the smell.
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 3 days ago
Probably just smells like old upholstery. Taxidermied animals don’t really have a smell
FapFlop@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Aren’t they just sleeping? Little bird motel? Right? :(