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Keira Sweeney looks up at an Allosaurus, the largest meat eater during the late Jurassic Period, featured in the Dinosaur Discovery exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The zoo’s new exhibit features dozens of “the world’s largest and most life-like dinosaurs.” Visitors are able to learn more about the historic creatures as the dinosaurs move, breathe and roar throughout the exhibit. The exhibit was created by Dino Don Inc., the only maker of full-sized robotic dinosaurs, which are featured in zoos and museums around the world, according to the Woodland Park Zoo.
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LINESONLY For the first time since closing in the pandemic, the pedestrian bridges at the Ballard Locks were open to foot traffic Wednesday, April 28, 2021. So too was the first floor of the Visitor’s Center. The pedestrian bridges connected two neighborhoods separated by the canal. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers said the fish ladder however will remain closed due to an impending maintenance project. 216958
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