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See the Sea Monsters at Traveling Exhibit

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The Sea Monsters traveling exhibit from Mote Marine Laboratory, a marine science institution based in Sarasota, is on display at J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. The exhibit features:

  • Monster Makeover panel where visitors can see themselves with different monster attributes.
  • Fold-down Sea Puzzle with large tiles that visitors move to make up a picture of extreme animals.
  • Jaws panel featuring a mako shark jaw and tooth-diet matching activity.
  • Central gallery with shark skin that can be touched, model of a colossal squid beak, small diorama of bioluminescent animals, and scale sized eyeball models for giant squid, blue whale and cow.
  • An inflated giant squid sits on top of the exhibit.

  • Visitors will be able to interact with the free, temporary exhibit, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through Aug. 18. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is at 1 Wildlife Drive in Sanibel. Phone (239) 472-1100 for more information, or visit dingdarlingsociety.org.