Whales: Wonders of the Ocean


May 17, 2008

Learn all about the gentle giants of the sea in this robotic traveling exhibition from WondeWorks at the Bishop Museum.

The exhibit, which opens at 9 a.m. today at Castle Hall, tells their 54-million-year-old story, from early life on land to their journey back to the sea. Life-size robotic whales illustrate the major categories of whale origins, adaptions and behavior from feeding and reproduction to swimming, vocalization, respiration, and diving. The exhibit will feature full-sized robotic versions of a Baby Gray whale, a Humpback whale and an Orca, and animated heads of a Northern Right whale and a Sperm whale.

On exhibit May 17 through Sept. 21. For more information visit www.bishopmuseum.org.