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Animal Grossology Oozes And Slimes Into Maryland Science Center

Following the record setting success of Grossology, the Maryland Science Center will get even grosser this summer. It's the newest exhibit, opening May 26, 2007, Animal Grossology explores all the nasty, stinky, disgusting science of animals' bodies.

Animal Grossology guides visitors' instinctive interest in all things gross to show the incredible processes in the animals' bodies. Hands-on activities and clever animatronics explain why cows are one of the gassiest animals on Earth, how blood-sucking leeches and snails are used in medicine, and exactly how the dung beetle got its name.

Visitors will learn about animals in a uniquely gross and exciting way through life like models and games such as "Party Pooper," where participants follow clues to correctly identify which doo-doo belongs to each animal. The "Belch-A-Baby" pinball arcade game illustrates how some frogs actually give birth by "belching" out their babies. In "Dung Ball Rally," visitors become scarab beetles in an interactive video as they compete against others to push a giant dung ball into a nest.

"Stupor Fly" acquaints visitors with a larger-than-life animated fly who breaks down different aspects of a fly's life, such as why it tastes–but really vomit on–the food you may be about to eat. Visitors can also ask the fly different questions about life in the fly world.

Animal Grossology will be at the Maryland Science Center from May 26 through September 3, 2007, in the Legg Mason Traveling Exhibit Hall.

The Maryland Science Center is located at 601 Light Street at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. For information and tickets, visit www.marylandsciencecenter.org or call the 24-Hour Information Line at 410-685-5225, TDD: 410-962-0223.

The Maryland Science Center at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is visited by more than 550,000 people each year. Popular exhibits include: Dinosaur Mysteries which features more than a dozen full-size dinosaurs and interactive paleontology activities, an exploration of the day in the life of the human body in Your Body: The Inside Story, and add... dozens of interactive experiments in Newton’s Alley. Other popular attractions in the museum include the Kids Room, the five-story St. John Properties IMAX Theater, and the world-famous Davis Planetarium.